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  • Tall, angular vessel with a flared green-speckled neck and a black spout bent at an angle. The cream-glazed body is matte and decorated with bold black lines.
  • Tall ceramic vessel with a flared yellow neck slightly shifting to green, a matte cream body accented by painted black lines, and a glossy black spout attached to the side.
  • Tall ceramic vessel with a flared green-speckled neck and sharply angled black spout, decorated with geometric black triangles and lines against a matte cream-colored glaze.
  • Tall, angular vessel with a flared green-speckled neck and sharply angled black spout. The matte cream-glazed body has angular folds and is decorated by blue-black geometric forms.
  • Tall ceramic vessel with a flared yellow neck lightly speckled with green and a glossy angular black spout, decorated with geometric black triangles against a matte cream-colored glaze.
  • Unglazed square base of a ceramic vessel with a recessed circular center, surrounded by smooth off-white glaze with a dark brown accent near the edge.
  • Angular vessel with a tall, flared green speckled neck and angled black spout. The matte cream-colored glaze is decorated with sweeping bold black lines that flow down the body.

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

45.4 x 24.1 x 14.6 cm (17 7/8 x 9 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Hope and Mel Barkan

Object Number

2025.39.52

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
45.4 x 24.1 x 14.6 cm (17 7/8 x 9 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches)
Gift of Hope and Mel Barkan 2025.39.52

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