Vase
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, Counterparts
DESIGNER
LaGardo Tackett, American, 1911–1984
MAKER
Tackett Pottery
MEDIUM
Eartheneware
DATES
ca. 1946–1954
DIMENSIONS
17 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (44.5 x 14 x 14 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
1994.155.1
CREDIT LINE
H. Randolph Lever Fund
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1994, provenance not yet documented; by 1994, acquired by Lin/Weinberg, Greenwich, CT; December 15, 1994, purchased from Lin/Weinberg by the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Vase, glazed earthenware; elongated hour-glass shape with curved, double scalloped rim rising to two points; exterior glazed in white on one side and black on other; interior glazed all white.
Condition: Several cracks in glaze visible on interior. Two cracks on exterior ( in white glaze at waiste and by rim), probably produced during firing.
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, Counterparts
CAPTION
LaGardo Tackett (American, 1911–1984). Vase, ca. 1946–1954. Eartheneware, 17 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (44.5 x 14 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 1994.155.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1994.155.1_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 1994.155.1_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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