Hello all,

We have a small collection of Clewell pottery, made by artist Charles Walter Clewell between about 1900 and 1948.  He was from Canton, OH, and I am working on a program for a local antiques group next week.  

He worked in pottery coated in a thin layer of bronze, which he altered using a chemical formula only he knew.  The patina changed to his signature blue-green.  But he also made plain bronze pieces.  We have mostly vases, but he did make candlesticks, ashtrays, and other items.

You can see a picture of some of our pieces here, if that would help:

http://collecting-ceramics-glass.suite101.com/article.cfm/clewell_pottery

http://collecting-ceramics-glass.suite101.com/article.cfm/clewell_pottery_makers_marks

I was just wondering who else might have some of his work.  I'd like to put together a list of museums that have a piece in their collections.  

Thanks so much!

Kim Kenney

Kimberly A. Kenney, Curator 
Wm. McKinley Presidential Library & Museum
800 McKinley Monument Dr. NW 
Canton OH 44708 * 330-455-7043
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