Pilgrim Vase
1880–85
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
9 x 8 1/4 in. (22.9 x 21 cm)
Classification
Pilgrim vase
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Florence I. Balasny-Barnes, in memory of her sister, Yvette B. Gould, 1984
Accession Number
1984.443.3
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Art Historical Context
Nestled in The American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, thePilgrim Vase* by Chesapeake Pottery (ca. 1880–85) is a charming example of late 19th-century Americanware. Standing just 9 inches tall and8¼ inches wide, this modestly scaled vessel was generously gifted in memory of Yvette B. Gould. Chesapeake Pottery, a Baltimore-area studio, specialized in everyday yet decorative ceramics, evoking the sturdy forms of early colonial "Pilgrim" wares while embracing Victorian-era whimsy. The vase's surface bursts with nature-inspired motifs—butterflies fluttering amid plants—rendered in the ta...