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  • Sculptural vessel with a glossy green triangular neck and a matte beige body etched with fine raking lines. A blob shape and sweeping line in deep blue accent the surface.
  • Angular ceramic vessel with a jagged glossy green neck and a sloping matte beige body tapering into a pointed spout. Textured ridges cover the surface, accented with flowing blue-black motifs.
  • Geometric ceramic vessel with a glossy green, triangular neck and a matte beige body tapering into a spout. The surface is accented by fine raking grooves and blue-black abstract designs.
  • Geometric vessel with a glossy green, triangular neck and a matte beige body tapering into a narrow spout.The body is accented by carved ridges and painted deep blue forms.
  • Sculptural vessel with a glossy green angular neck and sloping matte beige body tapering into a spout. The surface is etched with raking lines and painted with abstract blue-black designs.
  • Geometric vessel with a glossy green triangular neck and a matte beige body tapered into a spout, accented by carved stripes and blue-black abstract shapes and lines near the base.
  • The unglazed underside of a ceramic vessel, marked with a faint inscribed signature. Deep blue glaze wraps around the edges and flows into the ridges of the twisted border.

John Gill

Ewer
Now On View Recent Acquisition

Maker

John Gill (American, b. 1949 in Renton, Washington)

Title

Ewer

Year

1978

Medium

  • Stoneware with glaze

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Stoneware with glaze

Dimensions

34 x 40.6 x 17.1 cm (13 3/8 x 16 x 6 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Hope and Mel Barkan

Object Number

2025.39.51

Type

  • Ceramics

Exhibition History

A Shared Journey
The Barkan Contemporary Ceramic Collection at the RISD Museum
Sep 13, 2025 – Mar 05, 2028
Decorative Arts and Design Galleries
Apr 15, 2014

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John Gill (American, b. 1949 in Renton, Washington)
Ewer, 1978
Stoneware with glaze
34 x 40.6 x 17.1 cm (13 3/8 x 16 x 6 3/4 inches)
Gift of Hope and Mel Barkan 2025.39.51

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