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Vase (one of the "Twin Stars of Chelsea")
Chelsea Keramic Art Works (active 1872–1889)
Hugh Cornwall Robertson (American, born in England, 1845–1908)
Hugh Cornwall Robertson (American, born in England, 1845–1908)
American
1884–89
Object Place: Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Wheel-thrown stoneware with red-blue reduction glaze and lustrous blue highlights
Dimensions
15.87 x 8.25 x 8.25 cm (6 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Eleanor M. Hearn
Accession Number65.1709
CollectionsAmericas
ProvenanceCreated and owned by Hugh C. Robertson; displayed at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair; Lent to MFA by William A. Robertson June 12, 1911 until October 1, 1913; to Eleanor and Paul Hearn, by J. Milton Robertson, grandson of the maker, Hugh Cornwall Robertson, 1964; to MFA, 1965, gift of Eleanor Hearn.