Hi Kimberly,

I got to thinking about your Clewell pottery piece and the story of
how it came to your collection. It would be interesting to know if it
was displayed at the Pan American Buffalo Exhibition which I believe
was at the same time of McKinley's second inauguration it could have
been copied from other Art pottery pieces there. To me it looks like a
Japanese vernacular piece with the flowing glaze that was used in
Satsuma works that were brought over to the US as export goods.  Thank
you for sharing your piece, I see that you are already credited as a
repository for Clewell, yet I don't have any suggestions of where you
could find collections thats have Clewell pieces, you might check
Cooper Hewitt guide books or contact Jennifer Goldsborough, who knows
a great deal about American Art Pottery and conducts an excellent
survey of Ceramics. Happy hunting.

Best,
Amanda

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Kimberly Kenney, Curator
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> 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
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