Vase with Black-Eyed Susans on a Green Ground
John Bennett, American, 1840 - 1907
1881
Painted and glazed earthenware
Overall: 7 × 5 in. (17.8 × 12.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Katherine T. and Merrill G. Beede 1929 Fund and the Hood Museum of Art Acquisitions Fund
2010.5
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Furnishings: Household Accessory
Research Area
Decorative Arts
On view
Label
John Bennett learned and perfected his craft at the Doulton Pottery in England before immigrating to the United States in 1887. To appeal to his new American audience, Bennett decorated this vase with black-eyed Susans, a wildflower native to the eastern United States. The dark green and black background adds depth to the design, while also reflecting the influence of Tiffany lamps and similar works developed during this period.
From the 2024 exhibition Beyond the Bouquet: Arranging Flowers in American Art, curated by Michael Hartman, Jonathan Little Cohen Associate Curator of American Art
Course History
ANTH 7.05, Animals and Humans, Laura Ogden, Winter 2022
GEOG 31.01, Postcolonial Geographies, Erin Collins, Winter 2022
ANTH 50.05, Environmental Archaeology, Madeleine McLeester, Winter 2022
ANTH 50.05, Environmental Archaeology, Madeleine McLeester, Winter 2022
ARTH 5.01, Introduction to Contemporary Art, Mary Coffey and Chad Elias, Winter 2022
ANTH 3.01, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Chelsey Kivland, Summer 2022
ANTH 3.01, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Chelsey Kivland, Summer 2022
SPAN 65.15, Wonderstruck: Archives and the Production of Knowledge in an Unequal World, Silvia Spitta and Barbara Goebel, Summer 2022
Exhibition History
Beyond the Bouquet: Arranging Flowers in American Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, December 18, 2024 - late 2025.
This Land: American Engagement with the Natural World, Israel Sack Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 5–July 22, 2022.
Provenance
Private Collection, Somers, CT; Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, New York; sold to present collection, 2010.
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