id:			134639
accession number:	1957.168
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1957.168
updated:		2023-04-26 11:23:53.980000

Bottle, 1956. Charles Francis Mosgo (American, 1911–1956). Stoneware; diameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.); overall: 27.7 cm (10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken 1957.168

title:				Bottle
title in original language:	
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creation date:			1956
creation date earliest:		1956
creation date latest:		1956
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creditline:			The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken
copyright:			

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	stoneware
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Ceramic
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CREATORS

* Charles Francis Mosgo (American, 1911–1956)  - artist
Biographical information exists in the Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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measurements: Diameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.); Overall: 27.7 cm (10 7/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	on bottom:  "MOSGO."
	translation:	
	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The May Show: 39th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen
	opening date:   1957-05-15T04:00:00
	<i>The May Show: 39th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (May 15-June 23, 1957).

	title:		The Cleveland Institute of Art: 100 Years
	opening date:   1982-12-22T05:00:00
	<i>The Cleveland Institute of Art: 100 Years</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 22, 1982-January 30, 1983).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* 39th Annual May Show, 1957

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact:


digital description:
Charles Mosgo was a Cleveland artist who experimented with different glazing techniques. Here both this vase and its decorative design reference ancient Japanese ceramics.

wall description:

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Charles Francis Mosgo Entry Card to 1957 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
	page number: 	
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAMS11477/

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