Detail View: The AMICA Library: Monumental vase

AMICA ID: 
MIA_.98.276.7
AMICA Library Year: 
2002
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name: 
Gates, William D.
Creator Nationality: 
North American; American
Creator Role: 
designer
Creator Dates/Places: 
b. 1852; active 1935
Gender: 
M
Creator Active Date: 
1935
Creator Name-CRT: 
William D. Gates
Creator Name: 
Gates Pottery
Creator Nationality: 
North American; American
Creator Name-CRT: 
Gates Pottery
Title: 
Monumental vase
View: 
Front
Creation Date: 
about 1905 - 1910
Creation Start Date: 
1905
Creation End Date: 
1910
Materials and Techniques: 
glazed earthenware
Dimensions: 
H.18 x W.10-1/2 in.
Component Measured: 
overall
Measurement Unit: 
in
AMICA Contributor: 
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: 
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 
98.276.7
Credit Line: 
The Modernism Collection, gift of Norwest Bank Minnesota
Rights: 
Context: 

In 1901, Gates Potteries introduced a line of green art pottery called Teco (pronounced tee-co, from terra and cotta). Gates manufactured pottery with molds, which allowed mass-production and greater quality control. The result was a well-designed product that middle-class people could afford. This vase--one of the largest and finest examples of Teco--was designed by the firm's founder, William Day Gates. Its severe architectonic form, subtle glaze, and restrained decoration placed it far ahead of its time. Some architects contributed designs for Teco ware, including George Grant Elmslie and Frank Lloyd Wright.

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