Tile

Object NameTile

Artist / Maker Christian Petersen (Danish - American, 1885 - 1961)

Manufacturer Iowa State University, Ceramic Engineers

Studio Iowa College Pottery (American (Ames, IA), Iowa State College, 1920 - 1939)

Date1934-1939

Mediumceramic , framed in wood

Dimensions6 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 1 1/16 in. (16.5 × 16.5 × 2.7 cm)

ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Ceramics

Credit LineGift of Louise Beckemeyer. In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, Christian Petersen Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Object numberUM2004.130

Status

Not on view

Collections

CultureAmerican

Label TextThe Ceramic Engineering Department at Iowa State College slowly gained popularity among students and faculty. Under Paul Cox’s direction the student branch of the American Ceramic Society became involved with VEISHEA (the annual spring student celebration) and its traditions. The students prepared floats for the parade and also made hundreds of ceramic souvenirs to be sold or given away to campus visitors. Two such souvenirs, a ceramic tile featuring the iconic Campanile and one showing a man throwing a pot, involved then sculptor-in-residence Christian Petersen.

Markings#969 marked on back in pencil

PeriodArts and Crafts

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