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DOI article:Lovett, Eva: Fifteenth annual exhibition of the New York Society of Keramic Arts
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New York Society of Kerantic Arts
CERAMICS
BY MRS. A. B. LEONARD'
clouded with red, purple and blue, intermingled.
One vase shaded from sepia into red and purple,
another red shaded into peachblow at the top.
From the kilns of Mr. Volkmar were also mantel
tiles with goldenrod as a motif against rich dark
green. Misses Elizabeth Hardenberg and Edith
Penman, who won honourable mention at the recent
Boston Exhibition, had a variety of vases and bowls
in hand-wrought pottery. One had blue flowers
against dark green, another of green glaze, a boat
motif, and still another a leaf pattern. These were
shown in Boston. They had several tall vases with
the lustrous metallic glaze, a loving-cup and covered
jar, with deeply incised pattern. The Clifton Art
Potteries sent a variety of vases of crystal patina
finish, where the “drip” of a paler colour falls over
the darker, or that of a darker over the lighter colour,
producing singular but delightful effects on vase
and jar. The colour combinations were of a wide
range, such as pale red over brown, blue over green,
or green over blue, or cream and other very pale
tints over blue, red or green.
Frederick E. Walrath, a pupil of the State School
at Alfred, N. Y., displayed his versatility by work in
many directions, and had not yet, apparently,
adopted any one special style for his own. He had
vases which showed the “drip” in several combina-
tions ; again, he had vases which displayed the
crystalline finish, so famous in the porcelains of
Mrs. Adelaide Alsop-Robineau. He had’experi-
mented in the French “Flamme,” and showed re-
sults both interesting and artistic. He also showed
pieces with the crackle finish like Dedham ware.
Some quaint little vases of hand-wrought pottery
with a high metallic and burnished copper finish
were by Miss F. Macdaniel, of Garden City, N. Y.
An odd shape with three openings at the top sug-
gested Indian ware, and had for decorations tiny
punctures over the ware. These pieces, although
very dark, fairly glowed with iridescent colour,
the metallic lustre was so high. A variety of Russel
Crook’s animals, of the queerest shapes, like dream
animals, and his peculiar salt glaze finish, appeared
on tall and short jars and vases. Bears, elks, lions,
lynx and herons were on the dull blue grounds.
A few odd but extremely artistic pieces came
from Miss Harriet F. Clarke. This wrought pot-
tery had a dark finish, and for decorations there
were groups or borders of figures around the tops of
the jars and bowls which suggested friezes of old
Greek temples, and were of men and women dan-
cing, playing musical instruments, gathering grapes,
and the like. A dull matte finish was on these
pieces, and the figures were well wrought and finely
cut. The ware is new and most distinctive.
Specimens from the Markham kilns at Ann
Arbor, Mich., were of bowls and vases covered with
curious forest and autumn leaf effects. The colours'
were soft, yet brilliant, and artistically mingled.
There were copper bronzes, greens, browns and
olive greens, combined with reds, yellows and
orange. The suggestions of patterns through the
colour are most tantalising, and one might trace
the veins of leaves and forest vistas. Mrs. Anne
Gregory Van Briggle had a few pieces of her well-
known ware in tall vases, the line shapes and good
cxvm
CERAMICS
BY MRS. A. B. LEONARD'
clouded with red, purple and blue, intermingled.
One vase shaded from sepia into red and purple,
another red shaded into peachblow at the top.
From the kilns of Mr. Volkmar were also mantel
tiles with goldenrod as a motif against rich dark
green. Misses Elizabeth Hardenberg and Edith
Penman, who won honourable mention at the recent
Boston Exhibition, had a variety of vases and bowls
in hand-wrought pottery. One had blue flowers
against dark green, another of green glaze, a boat
motif, and still another a leaf pattern. These were
shown in Boston. They had several tall vases with
the lustrous metallic glaze, a loving-cup and covered
jar, with deeply incised pattern. The Clifton Art
Potteries sent a variety of vases of crystal patina
finish, where the “drip” of a paler colour falls over
the darker, or that of a darker over the lighter colour,
producing singular but delightful effects on vase
and jar. The colour combinations were of a wide
range, such as pale red over brown, blue over green,
or green over blue, or cream and other very pale
tints over blue, red or green.
Frederick E. Walrath, a pupil of the State School
at Alfred, N. Y., displayed his versatility by work in
many directions, and had not yet, apparently,
adopted any one special style for his own. He had
vases which showed the “drip” in several combina-
tions ; again, he had vases which displayed the
crystalline finish, so famous in the porcelains of
Mrs. Adelaide Alsop-Robineau. He had’experi-
mented in the French “Flamme,” and showed re-
sults both interesting and artistic. He also showed
pieces with the crackle finish like Dedham ware.
Some quaint little vases of hand-wrought pottery
with a high metallic and burnished copper finish
were by Miss F. Macdaniel, of Garden City, N. Y.
An odd shape with three openings at the top sug-
gested Indian ware, and had for decorations tiny
punctures over the ware. These pieces, although
very dark, fairly glowed with iridescent colour,
the metallic lustre was so high. A variety of Russel
Crook’s animals, of the queerest shapes, like dream
animals, and his peculiar salt glaze finish, appeared
on tall and short jars and vases. Bears, elks, lions,
lynx and herons were on the dull blue grounds.
A few odd but extremely artistic pieces came
from Miss Harriet F. Clarke. This wrought pot-
tery had a dark finish, and for decorations there
were groups or borders of figures around the tops of
the jars and bowls which suggested friezes of old
Greek temples, and were of men and women dan-
cing, playing musical instruments, gathering grapes,
and the like. A dull matte finish was on these
pieces, and the figures were well wrought and finely
cut. The ware is new and most distinctive.
Specimens from the Markham kilns at Ann
Arbor, Mich., were of bowls and vases covered with
curious forest and autumn leaf effects. The colours'
were soft, yet brilliant, and artistically mingled.
There were copper bronzes, greens, browns and
olive greens, combined with reds, yellows and
orange. The suggestions of patterns through the
colour are most tantalising, and one might trace
the veins of leaves and forest vistas. Mrs. Anne
Gregory Van Briggle had a few pieces of her well-
known ware in tall vases, the line shapes and good
cxvm