id:			156391
accession number:	1992.184
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1992.184
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:13.840000

Set of Gold Jewelry, early 1930s. Potter and Mellen, Inc. (American), Horace Potter (1873–1948). Gold set with topaz and pearls; overall: 2.3 x 2 cm (7/8 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Mrs. A. P. Coombe 1992.184

title:				Set of Gold Jewelry
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creation date:			early 1930s
creation date earliest:		1930
creation date latest:		1934
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creditline:			Gift in memory of Mrs. A. P. Coombe
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culture:	America, Ohio, Cleveland
technique:	gold set with topaz and pearls
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Jewelry
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CREATORS

* Potter and Mellen, Inc. (American)  - made by

* Horace Potter (1873–1948)  - designed by
Horace Potter was among the most successful metalsmiths working in Cleveland in the early 20th century. A Cleveland native, Potter graduated from the Cleveland School of Art and subsequently earned an M.A. from the Boston Society of Arts and Crafts, specializing in silversmithing. Potter returned to Cleveland in 1899 and opened a design studio, working with assistants in a variety of media from silver to stained glass. He supplemented his income by teaching design part-time at the Cleveland School of Art. In 1907 he left for England to study at the Guild of Handicraft in Chipping-Camden, an international center of design in the arts and crafts tradition. He also learned enameling there. After an extended tour through Europe, he returned to Cleveland in 1909 and established the Potter Studio, where key figures in Cleveland’s decorative arts community congregated, including R. Guy Cowan and Louis Rorimer. After 1910 Potter attained professional acclaim and received medals for works exhibited in San Francisco, Chicago, and Cleveland. In 1933 he merged his studio into a new business venture with Louis Mellen to create Potter-Mellen, Inc., a successful enameling and silversmith firm that produced a variety of objects, from jewelry to large liturgical items for religious institutions. Potter remained active in Cleveland until his death. <br><em>Transformations in Cleveland Art.</em> (CMA, 1996), p. 234
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measurements: Overall: 2.3 x 2 cm (7/8 x 13/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary
	opening date:   1992-10-27T05:00:00
	<i>Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 1992-January 3, 1993).

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Coffin, Sarah D., and Stephen Harrison. <em>The Jazz Age: American style in the 1920s. </em>Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2017.
	page number: 	Reproduced: fig. 192, p. 150
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