George E. Ohr, Exceptional pitcher

George E. Ohr
Exceptional pitcher

USA, 1897-1900
glazed terracotta
3.75 h × 5.75 w × 2.75 d in (10 × 15 × 7 cm)

Pitcher features a cut-out handle and gunmetal glaze. Impressed signature to underside 'G.E. Ohr, Biloxi, Miss'.

Provenance: Estate of Martin and Estelle Shack

Exhibited: The Mad Biloxi Potter, 1983, The University of Mississippi, Oxford

Literature: The Mad Biloxi Potter, Clark, exhibition catalog, pg. 11, no. 25 illustrates this example George Ohr: The Greatest Art Potter on Earth, Hecht, pg. 101 illustrates this example

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Condition Report: Overall very good condition. One minute fleck to rim. Inconsistency to edge of foot, in the making.