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Pitcher

A work made of earthenware and glaze.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of earthenware and glaze.

Date:

c. 1890

Artist:

Designed by Edward Kemeys (American, 1843–1907)
Made by Joseph Green (American, active 1890s)
Burley & Co. (founded 1883)
Chicago, Illinois

About this artwork

In addition to both small- and large-scale bronze sculptures—most notably, the lions flanking the Art Institute’s Michigan Avenue entrance—Edward Kemeys created utilitarian vessels such as this ceramic pitcher. Produced by the potter Joseph Green and sold at Burley and Company in Chicago, the pitcher features four heads of Native Americans similar to those Kemeys sculpted for the lobby of Chicago’s Marquette Building. While the artist employed a geometric decoration reminiscent of Native American basketry, the pitcher’s form is not based on an actual vessel.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Joseph Green (Maker)

Title

Pitcher

Place

Chicago (Object made in)

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c. 1890

Medium

Earthenware and glaze

Inscriptions

Signed side, incised: "Edward Kemeys". Impressed bottom, stamped: "AMERICAN / INDIAN PITCHER / MODEL BY / EDWARD KEMEYS / MADE BY / JOSEPH GREEN / OTTAWA ILL" surrounded by a border reading: "BURLEY & Co. PATENTED / AMERICA R [or A] 2319713 / ENGLAND / CHICAGO PATENTED / FRANCE / PATENTED GERMANY" [in circular design].

Dimensions

14.3 × 22.9 cm (5 5/8 × 9 in.)

Credit Line

The Chipstone Foundation Endowment Fund

Reference Number

2001.477

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