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Clare Leighton

Logging Plate

Maker

Clare Leighton (American, 1898-1989
b. in London, UK), designer

Title

Logging Plate
New England Industries

Year

1949-1952

Medium

  • earthenware,
  • "Queen's ware"; yellow-tinted glaze,
  • black transfer-print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • earthenware,
  • "Queen's ware"; yellow-tinted glaze,
  • black transfer-print

Materials

earthenware

Geography

Place Made: England

Dimensions

2.2 cm (7/8 inches) (height)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: The verso has a title and description of the image and has the legend, "LOGGING/The glory of the great white pine forest has vanished, for the trees which became the masts of ocean-going vessels are now only a treasured memory. New forests still yield their logs to the woodsman who guides them down the streams and rivers to lumber yards and paper mills.”

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

2004.89.12

Type

  • Ceramics

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Clare Leighton (American, 1898-1989
b. in London, UK), designer
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (English), manufacturer
Logging Plate; New England Industries, 1949-1952
Earthenware, "Queen's ware"; yellow-tinted glaze, black transfer-print
2.2 cm (7/8 inches) (height)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 2004.89.12

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