Maker
Willoughby Smith (American, 1835–1905)American, 1835–1905
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Fish-shaped Mold
Datec. 1870–1890
Made inWolmersdorf, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumLead-glazed earthenware
Dimensions1 7/8 × 11 7/8 × 4 in. (4.8 × 30.2 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Pamela Diehl
Object numberB.95.17
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Folk Art Room
Exposé
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Fish-shaped earthenware mold with curved body. Brown glaze with sponged and streaked finish.
Related examples: Lasansky 1990, pp. 334-35; Christie's, New York, sale 8116. June 3,1995, lot 12.
Book excerpt: Warren, David B., Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff. American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Princeton Univ. Press, 1998.
Provenance[McClafferty, New Canaan, Connecticut]; purchased by Pamela Diehl, Houston, 1995; given to MFAH, 1995.
Exhibition History
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