The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Slab-built Stoneware Jar

Slab-built Stoneware Jar

1964
(American, 1942–2014)
Overall: 36.8 x 12.7 cm (14 1/2 x 5 in.)
Location: not on view

Description

Slab-built pottery is created by joining together rolled and shaped slabs of clay instead of using a potter's wheel. While the body of this jar was thrown with a potter's wheel, the slab-built technique was used where the rectangular slabs of clay encircle the mouth of the jar.
  • Purchased from CIA Student Sale.
  • {{cite web|title=Slab-built Stoneware Jar|url=false|author=James Watral|year=1964|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1964.330