Buff-colored clay body, thrown. Free-formed body, variously crumpled and folded with slightly ruffled rim; low flat foot. Variegated rose and pink glaze with dark brown splotches covering exterior. Glaze has a certain white opaqueness with various burst bubbles on surface, thick at base. Interior is glazed a light yellow-green with mottled green specks. Kiln stilt marks on interior of bowl, near bottom.

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Object Timeline

-0001	We photographed this object.
1909	Work on this object ended.
1984	We acquired this object.
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Bowl (USA), 1893–1909

This is a Bowl. It was company: Biloxi Art Pottery and ceramist: George E. Ohr. It is dated 1893–1909 and we acquired it in 1984. Its medium is painted and glazed earthenware. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

The self-styled “mad potter of Biloxi,” Ohr is known for his ability to create very thin-walled vessels on the potter’s wheel and his creative techniques for distorting their shapes. This bowl exemplifies these techniques, as the thin form has been crumpled and twisted into a free-form, organic object. The mottled interior and exterior add to the organic nature of this bowl, creating a unique total aesthetic.

This object was donated by Marcia Goodman and William Goodman. It is credited Gift of Marcia and William Goodman.

Rose colored vase in the shape of an upside-down rippled handkerchief.

Handkerchief Vase, ca. 1955
blown and cased glass.
Gift of Christian Rohlfing.
1969-46-1

Thrown red earthenware body with slumped, deeply folded sides, short spout, applied curved handle, and low foot. Exterior covered with variegated rose-colored glaze, with streaks of brilliant green glaze. Interior glazed in mottled dark green with areas of lusterless and high luster glaze. Underside partially glazed.

Pitcher (USA), ca. 1893–1909
glazed earthenware.
Gift of Marcia and William Goodman.
1984-84-36

Pitcher or sauceboat of thin-walled, irregular form with flat circular base; sides pinched together at one side to form handle; opposite side pinched to create trilobe spout and lip. Unglazed; fired unevenly, creating pale/dark spots over surface.

Pitcher (USA), 1895–1900
earthenware.
1982-66-1

Our curators have highlighted 7 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:

Vase (USA), 1895–1900
glazed earthenware.
1982-66-2

Hemispherical bowl formed of layered glass threads in iridescent black, scarlet, pale and medium green, mauve. Individual threads pulled and slumped into form, edges manipulated to create irregular edge folds and indentations. Interior layered with red; exterior primarily black with green and mauve passages at opposite edges.

Sculptural Vessel (Netherlands), 1985
fused and thermo-formed glass threads (filet-de-verre technique).
Museum purchase through gift of Anonymous Donor, Carol B. Brener and Stephen....
1986-20-1

At center, a study of an abstracted face, presumably produced by observing a crumpled paper bag.

Drawing, Study of a Paper Bag Portrait, 1945–1948
graphite on paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-762

Its dimensions are

H x Diam: 10.8 x 15.55 cm (4 1/4 x 6 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

On underside, impressed underglaze: "G.E. OHR, / Biloxi, Miss"

Cite this object as

Bowl (USA), 1893–1909; Company: Biloxi Art Pottery (United States); painted and glazed earthenware; H x Diam: 10.8 x 15.55 cm (4 1/4 x 6 1/8 in.); Gift of Marcia and William Goodman; 1984-84-34

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Making Design and Rococo: The Continuing Curve 1730-2008.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2DqD4/
Accession Number 1984-84-34
Object ID 18618525