Bowl (no. 243)
Item
Title
Bowl (no. 243)
Creator
Clifton Art Pottery
Date
1905-06 (ca.)
Dimensions
4 x 12 1/2 inches
Medium
Terra cotta
Object No.
2020.4.5
Credit line
Gift of Theodore M. Lytwyn
Marks
Impressed “CLIFTON” on base 2x; impressed model no. “248” on base (2x); illegible impression on exterior wall; in pencil: “0 [with line through] 7 +” over “1595”; impressed "FOUR MILE RUIN"
Description
“Clifton Indian Pottery,” as the line was known, was advertised as early as August 1906 and promoted as “splendid examples of prehistoric North American Indian pottery… authentic in every detail, being absolutely accurate reproductions of the shapes and colorings characteristic of the wares created by the aboriginal American Indians.” This model was available no later than December 1906 when it was featured in a Crockery & Glass Journal article titled “Prehistoric Indian Pottery.” Despite stopping the production of art pottery in 1911, the company continued to exhibit wares, and the Indian line in particular, through early 1915.