Vase

Paul Revere Pottery of the Saturday Evening Girls club (active 1908–1942)
Decorated by: Sara Galner (American, born Austria–Hungary, 1894–1982)

November 1916

Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts

Medium/Technique Earthenware with glaze

Dimensions Overall: 7 x 30.5 cm (2 3/4 x 12 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Dr. David L. Bloom and family in honor of his mother, Sara Galner Bloom

Accession Number2007.372

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAmericas

ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware

The more subtle tones, dull finish, and static design of early pottery production were later substituted for the more vibrant, animated, and playful version of later years, as seen in the high gloss finish of this daffodil low bowl.

DescriptionLow, round, large green vase decorated with daffodills.

Inscriptions"S.E.G. / 11–16 / S / G [SG in a circle]"

ProvenanceBetween 1987 and 2005, purchased in a private treaty sale through Smith and Jones Auctions, Sudbury, MA by Dr. David L. Bloom (b. 1930 – d. 2020), Boston; 2007, gift of Dr. David L. Bloom to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 27, 2007)