Luna Moth (#683)

Object NameVase

Studio Van Briggle Pottery (American (Colorado Springs, CO), 1901 - 2012)

Designer Martha Patton

Date1907-1914

Mediumceramic

ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Ceramics

Credit LineTransferred from the Applied Art Department. In the permanent collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Object number74.13.31

Status

Not on view

Collections

Decorative Arts

CultureAmerican

Label TextLuna Moth was first designed in 1907-08 by Martha Patton, a sculptor/designer/etcher at Van Briggle Pottery working alongside Anne Van Briggle at the time. Anne Louise Gregory Ritter (July 11, 1868 – November 15, 1929) was an American artist and art teacher. Her early works were in oils and watercolor, but when she met Artus Van Briggle, she began working with him on pottery design and glazing. The couple established the Van Briggle Pottery in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1901. Although Artus Van Briggle was a talented painter who had displayed and won awards in Europe, from 1899 until his death Artus devoted himself almost exclusively to the craft and art of pottery. Van Briggle's Art Nouveau designs and distinctive matte glazes were awarded high honors from prestigious sources, including the Paris Salon, the Saint Louis Exposition, the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, and the American Arts and Crafts Exhibition in Boston. After her husband's death in 1904, Anne continued to run the pottery and built a new factory in her husband's honor. In 1922 she sold the firm. Potters who worked at Van Briggle include Iowan Nellie Verne Walker (December 8, 1874 – July 10, 1973), who became a noted American sculptor including creating the two bas relief panels on the exterior of the Iowa State University Library.

MarkingsConjoined AA mark (stands for Artus and Anna Van Briggle)

PeriodArts and Crafts

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