About the Artwork
Cup and Saucer
before 1894
George E. Ohr
1857-1918
American
Unknown
Glazed earthenware
Overall: 2 × 5 inches (5.1 × 12.7 cm)
Ceramics
American Art before 1950
Lent by A. H. Griffith, before 1930
X1989.892
Public Domain
Markings
Signed, bottom of cup: GEO E OHR
Label on bottom of saucer: Biloxi Ware, Property of A.H. Griffith Label, on bottom of cup: Biloxi ware, Loan A. H. Griffith
Provenance
March 1899. Purchased by Armand H. Griffith from George Ohr (the Biloxi Pottery) in Biloxi, MississippiApril 1899. Loaned by Armand H. Griffith to the Detroit Museum of Art
1989. Found in the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Credit Line for Reproduction
George E. Ohr, Cup and Saucer, before 1894, glazed earthenware. Detroit Institute of Arts, Lent by A. H. Griffith, before 1930, X1989.892.
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