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This important vase was thrown and
glazed by Jonathan Hunt at Newcomb College, and is
impressed with the combined initials he used as
potter.
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Lacking the Newcomb College mark
shown below (click)
our gunmetal vase was likely made while Hunt had
personal use of the School of Art's pottery
facilities in 1933.
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1930 Jonathan
Hunt (JH) NC vase |
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Also incised on our vase (click)
is what looks like a 71% or 71 1/2. It is thus
likely an experimental piece, referring perhaps to
the glaze mix.
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From a short but fine writeup in Colorado Pottery
Newcomb College had decided to reduce pottery
manufacturing operations to a minimum and dismiss
Hunt.
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A May 1933 dean's letter addressed
to Hunt stated that he "...had been loyal
and...was invited to use the facilities of the
school for his personal use until January 1,
1934." |
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Joseph
Meyer |
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Jonathan Hunt was hired in late
1927 by Ellsworth Woodward, replacing long time
potter Joseph Meyer at the end of that year.
Meyer, also hired by Woodward, had been potter at
Newcomb's School of Art since it's beginnings in
the mid 1890s.
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For Hunt's six years at the School
he impressed Newcomb College pottery in the same
combined manner as Joseph Meyer (click). |
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1922 Joseph
Meyer (JM) NC vase
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From Newcomb
Pottery Ellsworth Woodward along with his
brother William began work as instructors at
Tulane in the mid 1880s. They had been assistant
instructors at the Rhode Island School of Design.
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The Woodwards settled in New
Orleans and, early on, helped shaped the nature
and direction of Newcomb Pottery long before its
unofficially launch in 1894. |
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Ellsworth Woodward retired in 1931,
and wrote this letter of recommendation in August
1933. It was provided by Jonathan Hunt's
great-granddaughter Sue. |
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Following Hunt's departure Newcomb
Pottery continued to fall on hard times. The work
of the potter was combined with the ceramic
chemist's job to reduce expenses. By
the start of WW2, however, Newcomb College
had stopped manufacturing pottery.
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