Tankard with decoration of a sea serpent

Manufacturer Lenox Incorporated (American)

Manufacturer Willets Manufacturing Company

Manufacturer Ceramic Art Company (American)

Artist Clara Chipman Newton (American, 1848 - 1936)

Date1890-1900

Geographic OriginTrenton, New Jersey | United States of America

MediumSlip-cast belleck porcelain, clear glaze, enamel, silver-plated mounts

DimensionsOverall: H 6 7/8 x W 5 in. (H 17.5 x W 12.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Paul Rylander in memory of Charles Tranter, 1982

Object number82.123

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Object NameTankard

Title Details

Descriptive Title Tankard with decoration of a sea serpent

InscriptionsSigned in iron-red, "Clara Chipman Newton/Cincinnati" on bottomMarks and Labels/StampsMark: lavendar printed mark, "CAC: script monogram in circle with palette at upper left quadrant, above "BELLEEK".Exhibition History"Hot, Hotter, Hottest: 300 Years of New Jersey Ceramics", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (October 21, 2016 - March 14,2020).
"The Forgotten Hand: China Painting in America," Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (February 7 - July 30, 2000)
"The Newark Museum Collection of American Art Pottery," Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (1984)

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