American & Southern | December 5, 2024
Thu, Dec 5, 2024 10:00AM EST
Lot 1204
Four Miniature Pieces of Cleater J. Meader's Children's Georgia Pottery
Estimate: $50 - $100
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| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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(Cleveland, White County, Georgia, early 1930s) Albany slip glazed bowl and miniature pitcher, unglazed jar and jug with some Albany slip interiors, 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 in. tall
Provenance: From the Folklife Collection of Southern Pottery Scholar, Author and Professor of English at Georgia State University, Dr. John Burrison, Atlanta, Georgia
Note: in Handicrafts of the Southern Highlands, Allen F. Eaton writes, "Cleater Meaders Sr.'s children firing their own miniature kiln, Cleveland Ga. circa 1930. According to one of them, Frank Bell Meaders, they tried to follow their Daddy and sold miniatures to tourists passing through Cleveland." Included in John Burrisons cataloging for the Shaping Traditions exhibit.
Exhibited: Previously on Loan at the Atlanta History Center for viewing in the exhibition Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in the Changing South from 1996 to 2024
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From the Folklife Collection of Southern Pottery Scholar, Author and Professor of English at Georgia State University, Dr. John Burrison, Atlanta, Georgia
glaze voids and anomalies as made, minor abrasions, chip to jug handle, otherwise good condition
