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Archives of American Art
Pewabic Pottery records
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.pewapott
- Creators:
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Pewabic Pottery (Firm)
- Dates:
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1891-1973
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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10 Microfilm reels
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Business files and records; correspondence; files on commissions, consignments, and exhibitions; day books (16 vols.); order books; ledgers; legal documents; guest books; correspondence regarding inquiries, recipes, and tests for clays and glazes; photographs; information on the Pewabic Pottery building; and miscellaneous papers. Also includes some personal papers of Mary Chase Perry Stratton, such as a scrapbook, teaching records, tax returns, property documents, records, and day books of Revelation Kiln owned by Stratton.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Pottery center; Detroit, Mich. Founded in the early 1890s by Mary Chase Perry Stratton where she produced "Revelation Pottery." She experimented and developed potters' techniques and used specially developed kilns for firing, called Revelation Kilns. Michigan State University has subsequently acquired Pewabic Pottery.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 1011-1020 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to the lender, Michigan State University, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1975 by Pewabic Pottery.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Women potters | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Decorative arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ceramicists -- Michigan -- Detroit | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Pottery | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Stratton, Mary Chase Perry, 1867-1961 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Revelation Kiln | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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