Porcelains and Glass

1890-1891

James Henry Moser

Associated Names
James Henry Moser

Artist, American, born Canada, 1854 - 1913

The image features an intricately designed urn or vase, a large letter "P," and a leafy plant stem. The color palette is predominantly monochrome with shades of black and off-white. The urn stands centrally, with the plant branches extending to the right side, and the letter "P" is positioned slightly to the right of the urn.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink over graphite on paperboard with applied wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 17.15 × 12.38 cm (6 3/4 × 4 7/8 in.)
    board: 23.02 × 16.83 cm (9 1/16 × 6 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3601

  • Series Title

    1892 Corcoran Gallery of Art Catalogue

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1892

  • Corcoran Gallery of Art Catalogue. Washington, DC: Gibson Brothers, 1892, p. 97.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: JHM [artist's monogram]; center left in graphite by unknown hand: - 3/4 - ; lower center in graphite by unknown hand: Letter to be 3/4 inch long. / 788075 / 19

Wikidata ID

Q64580408

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