Vase, Chief Shavehead

Grace Youngca. 1899

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States

Slender oviform vase with flared neck decorated with portrait of an Indian brave in profile wearing full-feathered headdress and striped blanket in shades of ochre, green, brown and deep orange, on a dark brown ground.CONDITION: Drilled. Some scratches to glaze, especially lower part of Indian.

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Details

Title: Vase, Chief Shavehead
Creator Lifespan: American, 1869-1947
Creator Nationality: American
Date Created: ca. 1899
Location Created: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Type: Vessel
Rights: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Lewis
External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/1699/Vase_Chief_Shavehead
Medium: Glazed earthenware
Signed: no signature
Markings: Impressed on bottom: "[stamp consisting of reversed RP monogram surrounded by 13 flames] /856 /B"Incised by hand on bottom, in script: "- Shavehead - /- Arapahoe - "
Inscribed: no inscriptions
Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 6 x 6 in. (39.4 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm)
Decorator: Grace Young
Collection: Decorative Arts
Accession number: 84.176.4

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