The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Vase

c. 1929
designer

Gale Turnbull

(American, 1889–1962)
manufacturer

Sebring Pottery Company

(American, 1916–34)
America, Ohio, Sebring
Ceramic
Overall: 12.7 x 15 x 18.7 cm (5 x 5 7/8 x 7 3/8 in.)
Gift of Mark Bassett in memory of Cecil George Cooper 2022.104
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Sebring Pottery Company was one of several important ceramic manufacturers located in Ohio during the early 20th century.

Description

This bud vase constitutes a rare foray into avant-garde ceramic design intended for mass consumption. Its gracefully clustered geometric form was inspired by contemporary skyscrapers. For many artists during this time, the urban environment signaled modernity.
  • 2005–2022
    Mark Bassett and George Cooper, Lakewood, OH
    2022–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Bassett, Mark, "Sebring Pottery Artware: An Introduction," Journal of the American Pottery Association 32 (Fall 2016). Reproduced cover, P. 3, 8, and 11
    Coffin, Sarah D. and Stephen Harrison. The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s, exh. cat. (Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2017). Mentioned P. 365; Reproduced P. 183
  • The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, NY (April 7-August 20, 2017); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 30, 2017-January 14, 2018).
    The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (April 07, 2017-January 14, 2018.
  • {{cite web|title=Vase|url=false|author=Gale Turnbull, Sebring Pottery Company|year=c. 1929|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2022.104