Pot
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Unknown maker, likely from the Department of Mines
Medium
Ceramic
Geography
Port Hope and Gananoque, Ontario, Canada
Date
early 20th century
Dimensions
8.0 (height) x 5.9 (rim diameter) cm
Object number
923.42.4
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Canada
Description
This small vase is made of a clay body that contains 50% clay from Port Hope and 50% clay from Gananonque. It was likely made either as a test for a local potter exploring the viability of various clay bodies, or as part of a wider exploration into the potential for a ceramic industry in Canada. The vase is part of a set, donated to the ROM by the Department of Mines in the 1920s.
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