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Newcomb College Art Pottery

rare, high-glaze, tall vase, 1907, decorated by Marie de Hoa LeBlanc with incised tall pine trees on a banded ground in green and blue underglaze, base marked with Newcomb cipher, decorator's mark, Joseph Meyer potter's mark, reg. no. "BN31" and "V" for clay body.
h. 11-1/4", dia. 4-1/2"

Provenance: Collection of Mrs. J. Barbee Winston, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Exhibited: Newcomb Pottery: An Exhibition Organized by Newcomb College of Tulane University and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, November 2, 1984-May 18, 1987

Notes: The Winston Collection of Newcomb pottery spans three generations and is rooted in the history of the Newcomb College. Mrs. Winston's father-in-law, Dr. James E. Winston, was a Professor of History at the College from 1919 until his retirement in 1939, and an avid supporter and collector of student and faculty pottery. Many of the early high-glaze pieces were gifted to Winston, like the jug from fellow colleague Mary Sheerer, Professor of Newcomb Pottery, or purchased at the College's annual Christmas pottery sale. Under Winston's son J. Barbee and his wife Margaret, the collection grew to include additional rare pieces, like the large pine tree vase Margaret purchased while riding her bike in the French Quarter in the 1950s, and later matte-glaze works. Various pieces of the Collection have been exhibited over the years, most notably, several pieces, selected for their diversity and scope, were chosen to represent the centennial anniversary of Newcomb College. Organized by Tulane University, in conjunction with the College, and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 200 pieces of Newcomb pottery were exhibited in New York, Washington, D.C., and six other major cities before returning home to Newcomb in March 1987 where the exhibit closed.

rare, high-glaze, tall vase, 1907, decorated by Marie de Hoa LeBlanc with incised tall pine trees on a banded ground in green and blue underglaze, base marked with Newcomb cipher, decorator's mark, Joseph Meyer potter's mark, reg. no. "BN31" and "V" for clay body.
h. 11-1/4", dia. 4-1/2"

  • Provenance: Collection of Mrs. J. Barbee Winston, New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • Exhibited: Newcomb Pottery: An Exhibition Organized by Newcomb College of Tulane University and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, November 2, 1984-May 18, 1987
  • Condition: **In overall very good condition with no visible cracks, repairs or notable losses. There is a tiny "flea-bite" chip to the inside of the foot rim. Very fine crazing to glaze is present throughout. Inside of vase has some soiling from use.

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