Charles Francis Mosgo. Bottle, 1956. stoneware, Diameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.); Overall: 27.7 cm (10 7/8 in.). The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, 1957.168. Copyrighted.

Bottle

1956

Charles Francis Mosgo

Charles Francis Mosgo (American, 1911–1956)

Decorative Art and Design

Bottle, 1956. Charles Francis Mosgo (American, 1911–1956). Stoneware; diameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.); overall: 27.7 cm (10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken 1957.168 Charles Mosgo was a Cleveland artist who experimented with different glazing techniques. Here both this vase and its decorative design reference ancient Japanese ceramics.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Charles Francis Mosgo
Classification: Ceramic
Formatted Medium: stoneware
Medium: stoneware
Dimensions: Diameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.); Overall: 27.7 cm (10 7/8 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: on bottom: "MOSGO."
Departments: Decorative Art and Design
Accession Number: 1957.168
Credit Line: The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken
Exhibitions: The May Show: 39th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen, The Cleveland Institute of Art: 100 Years, 39th Annual May Show, 1957
Rights Statement: Copyrighted