Pot Item Number: 2876/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small painted square pot with a circular opening at top. All four sides and upper edge are painted with abstract designsmimicking Northwest Coast ovoids and U shapes. Designs are in red, blue, black and white; clay is dark orange-brown. Pot previously broken in half and glued back together. Signed "Klee Wyck" on unpainted base.
Cultural Context
tourist art; craft
Narrative
Donated to UBC Special Collections c. 1985 by Nan Cheney. Transferred to MOA collection in 2011.
Specific Techniques
Emily Carr made crafts such as this to supplement her income starting around 1924, signing them "Klee Wyck". She dug local clay herself, hand-built the pottery, single-fired the pieces in a home-made kiln in her backyard and then painted them with Northwest Coast style motifs.
Item History
- Made by Emily Carr (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada between 1900 and 1945
- Owned by Nan Cheney
- Owned by Special Collections U.B.C. Library before May 2, 2011
- Received from Special Collections U.B.C. Library (Transferring institution) on May 2, 2011
What
Who
- Culture
- Canadian
- Creator
- Emily Carr (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Nan Cheney and Special Collections U.B.C. Library
- Received from
- Special Collections U.B.C. Library (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- between 1900 and 1945
- Ownership Date
- before May 2, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on May 2, 2011
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2876/0001