Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-20
POTTERY. MODERN AND ANCIENT,
 SHOWN AT CONVERSE GALLERY

Under the ausp ces of the Norwich Art School, an instructive and valuable loan exhibition of modern and ancient pot tery was opened at the Converse Art Gallery Friday afternoon, and will con- ! tinue until Wednesday for the general . examples of American pottery, but also many interesting specimens of foreign i workmanship, all loaned by local people. |
 There are graceful vases, bowls, can dle sticks, flower holders and jugs of lovely blues and green giazes, to demon strate the modern American schools. A most interesting collection of early American work includes quaint brown and green jugs, the sort with which all old fashioned housewives were familiar and an odd pitcher with grape design. The ancient firm of Armstrong & Went worth, of Colonial days. which had a pottery at Bean Hill, is represented by mammoth jug, far too large for S>5se prohibition days and a childs bank, into which many a penny had been deposited by children dead these two hundred years.
 A small hut lovely collection of Staf- fordshire ware, sugar bowl and cream pitcher and another bowl white and cobalt blue brush work, were samples of the early English craft A slender little Wedgewood vase, of that rich blue typical of the artistic ware made by Jo- siah Wedgwood in 17T5, large Japan l ese flower pot of exquisite shading orna- mepted with pale purple iris, and a Ger man stein, each of these over a foot high i represented their several countries. An ornate egg-cup stood for the work of some American artists who have settled i in far away Tunisia, for the purpose of 1 trying to develop the ancient Persian pottery once more. The quaint individ- uality of Anton Lang, famous as the l Christus of many succeeding years in the | Passion Play at Oberammergau, was i shown in a large plate of peacock blue, with a meditative yellow stork as it's or nament
 The craft of Italy had many beautiful 1 specimens, among them a tall pitcher with many colored landscape worked out i 10 it's minutest detail brought from
 Rome, a porcelain snuff box lined with
 gold, a delightfully."- ugly gargoyle, and
 an exquisite little tile telling the story 1 of St Francis of Assist and the fish. There was a fascinating and unusual col lection of Spanish pottery, perhaps the l most interesting of which was a very ancient tile in curious coloring and de- sign brought from Cordova, representing Saint Ildefonso being invested by the Vir- gin with the holy chasuble, a legend dear to Spanish hearts and very picturesque TWO HOIN water 1QntS bought III IOieQO, i were also included in this valuable col
 lection from the old world Coffee cups
 and candle sticks of Talavera ware were of Spanish origin, as were some beauti-
 fully carved and ornate water juge from
 the Balearic Islands. Two curious wa
 ter coolers from Tangier, several odd
 plates and Q beautiful little tile from the
 Alhambra also added local color and in.
 terest to this special exhibit.
 
 1798, with it's motto, 'Vive les bons cito yens," gave one a striking idea of the
 pottery during the reign of Louis Sev
 enteenth. A coforful and lovely collec i tion of faience, cups and saucers, witt , i original and int resting designs, quain } table utensils, a lovely china box from } Normandie and plates of ornate and ty l: pical brushwork completed this exhibi l of modern French pottery. Two charac teristic Quirnper plates were also notice able for their odd patterns.
 l Among other valuable specimens were a Moravian tile, a wonderfully perfec piece of Chinese ware worked out ever l to it's miniature pagoda, a pair of grace l ful wine bottles, the shape of barrels or s namented with grape leaves, water bot
 tie brought from the Azores, a Philip I pine brazier, and the most curious cla. ? musical instruments. used by the na , tiyes in Morocco. There were also jug Q anu water bottles of every size an, : shape. choice s,Acimens of Indian an
 Arizona pottery. and a fine chubby jug
 which had doubtless held many pint o
 brown October ale in it's day.
 Among the Norwich people who kindl
 loaned these valuable treasuroe of tn r potters art were Mrs. DwighT- Hougt = Mrs Robert " Perkins, Miss Elizabet I Huntington Mrs. William Caruther. k Mrs Frank Haley. Miss Annie Ruggle. = Miss Mabel s. Webb Mrs John D. Hal : Mrs. Guy W. Eastman, Miss Aida Wat y rous, Miss Mary Wat'les, Mrs. Under { wood, Mrs. Oliver l.. Johnson. Interest J ing pieces were also lent from the an
 ltique shops of Messrs. Bruckner and $