2008.96 George R. Prentiss Kendrick, Grueby Faience Company, Vase



GENERAL DESCRIPTION    
The reticulated form, rich ochre glaze, and deeply sculpted leaves of this vase by one of Boston's leading art pottery makers mark it as an exceptional example of American Arts and Crafts pottery. Designer George Prentiss Kendrick produced a number of works for the Grueby Faience Company at the turn of the century; many, such as this example, were a response to the influence of progressive Art Nouveau pottery of French firms. The acclaim for Grueby's vegetative designs with soft matte glazes and carved suface decoration continued, with the pottery earning awards at several expositions. 

Excerpt from 
Bonnie Pitman, ed. Dallas Museum of Art: A Guide to the Collection (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012), 235. 

NOTES
Added addition tags and TMS Updates - GeoXrefs - place of origin, business location (Grueby Faience Co.) - JBA (10/30/2017)

I updated Provenance, Exhibition History, Bibliography, and Published References in TMS.

I added the following as a TMS Text Entry: Bonnie Pitman, ed. Dallas Museum of Art: A Guide to the Collection (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012), 235. 

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PROVENANCE
1996-2008: Dr. Edgar McKee, Sherman, Texas, purchased from Cathers & Dembrosky, Tenafly, New Jersey [1], [2]

From 2008: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of the above [3] 

[1] See Cathers & Dembrosky Invoice (dated June 27, 1996, copy in Collections Records Object File).

[2] The object was on long term loan to the Dallas Museum of Art from 1996-2008. 

[3] See Deed of Gift (dated December 17, 2008, copy in Collections Records Object File). 

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44996974: UMO
Curator Kevin Tucker discusses this vase.

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WEB RESOURCES 
The Magazine Antiques~Read "The Connoisseur's Eye: Grueby Vases" by Joseph Cunningham. 

Metropolitan Museum of Art~View another Grueby Faience Company vase featuring the rare mustard yellow glaze. 

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General Description
   
The reticulated form, rich ochre glaze, and deeply sculpted leaves of this vase by one of Boston's leading art pottery makers mark it as an exceptional example of American Arts and Crafts pottery. Designer George Prentiss Kendrick produced a number of works for the Grueby Faience Company at the turn of the century; many, such as this example, were a response to the influence of progressive Art Nouveau pottery of French firms. The acclaim for Grueby's vegetative designs with soft matte glazes and carved suface decoration continued, with the pottery earning awards at several expositions. 

Excerpt from 
Bonnie Pitman, ed. Dallas Museum of Art: A Guide to the Collection (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012), 235. 

Fun Facts

Archival Resources

Web Resources
 
The Magazine Antiques~Read "The Connoisseur's Eye: Grueby Vases" by Joseph Cunningham. 

Metropolitan Museum of Art~View another Grueby Faience Company vase featuring the rare mustard yellow glaze. 

Notes
Added addition tags and TMS Updates - GeoXrefs - place of origin, business location (Grueby Faience Co.) - JBA (10/30/2017)

I updated Provenance, Exhibition History, Bibliography, and Published References in TMS.

I added the following as a TMS Text Entry: Bonnie Pitman, ed. Dallas Museum of Art: A Guide to the Collection (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012), 235. 

Catalogue essays

Artist/designers

Cultures

Geography

Process/materials

Historical periods

Individuals

Subject terms

RELATED OBJECTS 

PROVENANCE
1996-2008: Dr. Edgar McKee, Sherman, Texas, purchased from Cathers & Dembrosky, Tenafly, New Jersey [1], [2]

From 2008: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of the above [3] 

[1] See Cathers & Dembrosky Invoice (dated June 27, 1996, copy in Collections Records Object File).

[2] The object was on long term loan to the Dallas Museum of Art from 1996-2008. 

[3] See Deed of Gift (dated December 17, 2008, copy in Collections Records Object File). 

AUDIO ASSETS 
44996974: UMO
Curator Kevin Tucker discusses this vase.

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glazing (coating): AAT: 300053914
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
carving (processes): AAT: 300053149
*Decorative Arts and Design
decorative arts: AAT: 300054168
containers (hierarchy name): AAT: 300045611
leaves (plant components): AAT: 300400479
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sculpting: AAT: 300264383
vases: AAT: 300132254
vegetation: AAT: 300266061
earthenware: AAT: 300140803
glaze: AAT: 300015091
Arts and Crafts (movement): AAT: 300266319
Art Nouveau: AAT: 300021430
stylization: AAT: 300055836
pottery (visual works): AAT: 300010666
Kendrick_George R. Prentiss: DMA
Grueby Faience Co.: ULAN: 500332675
Revere (Massachusetts/United States): TGN: 2050476
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