Vase
CultureMexican
MediumSalt-glazed stoneware
DimensionsOverall: 6 7/8 × 6 1/2 inches (17.45 × 16.51 cm)
Credit LineGift of Scott Heffley in honor of Anna Bloch
Object number2017.49.2
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DescriptionThis is a blue-and-white glazed ceramic vase. Its decoration and shape divides it into three sections. The upper section, the neck, is cylindrical. There is a solid blue band of glaze where the neck meets the body of the vase. The body is roughly the shape of an upside down pear–broad at the top and narrowing toward the bottom. It tapers into a cylindrical foot, set off by another band of blue glaze. Each of the three sections is decorated with a different blue-on-white design. The designs on the opening and the base are abstract, and the design on the body mostly resembles a leafy vine.ProvenanceAnna
Francis (1913-2014), Lawrence, KS, early 1930s–August 2, 1937[1];
Her gift to Albert Bloch (1882-1961), Lawrence, KS, August 2, 1937–1961;
Inherited by his wife (married 1951), Anna Francis Bloch (1913-2014), Lawrence, KS, 1961–August 2, 2000;
Her gift to Scott Heffley, August 2, 2000–2017;
His
gift to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
NOTES:
[1] According to Anna Francis Bloch’s personal recollection, as related by Scott Heffley, she purchased the vase during a trip to Puebla, Mexico in the 1930s.
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