Vase
- Object Name:
- Vase
- Object ID:
- 2011.028.03
- Creator:
- Clark, John Farmer (1832-1885)
- Place of Origin:
- Millville (Concord), NH
- Date:
- 1876-1885
- Description:
- Vase, unglazed red earthenware, made by John Farmer Clark (1821-1885), Millville (Concord), NH, 1876-1885. Ovoid body with long tapered neck and one applied loop handle. Unmarked. One of three vases acquired by donors' father in 1943.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Redware - Dimensions:
- H-5.9 W-3.5 Dia-3 inches
- Provenance:
- According to typed notes found in two of the vases, the three vases were acquired in 1943 at a Trask estate sale in Millville. The notes were written by the donors' father, Gerhard Schade Sr. Albert S. Trask (1859-1932) lived in the "Sherman's house" on Fisk Road in Millville. He was a heating engineer at nearby St. Paul's School and acquired these pieces from John Farmer Clark or his descendants in the late 19th century. Gerhard Schade Sr. gave the vases to his three children at Christmas, 1974. He said they were made by the Estes Clark family at 297 Pleasant Street.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ingeborg Eddy, Gerhard Schade, and Richard Schade, in memory of their father Gerhard Schade, Sr.
- People:
- Clark, John Farmer (1832-1885)
- Subjects:
- Pottery, Pottery industry, Pottery making
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