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A Viktor Schreckengost "Jazz" Punch Bowl, circa 1931 from Cowan’s second production series the interior decorated with a band of bubbles and stars manufactured by Cowan Pottery Studio, Rocky River OH glazed earthenware underside of ring base impressed COWAN with firm’s mark, and with foundation tag marked with serial number 8915 Provenance: Grant Powers, artist and illustrator for the New York Daily News, ca 1930s Thence by descent Literature: The Cowan Potters, Inc. March 17, 1931,p.2 Karen Davies, At Home in Manhattan: Modern Decorative Arts, 1925 to the Depression, New Haven, 1983 p.81 Henry Adams, Viktor Schreckengost and 20th century Design, Cleveland, 2000, pp. 90 and 95 (for other examples of the flared rim "Jazz" bowl presently offered) and pp.88-95 (for a detailed discussions of the three variants of Schreckengost’s "Jazz" bowls)
Dimensions: 9 1/4 in (23.5 cm) high 17 1/8 in (43.5 cm) diameter
Condition: Very Good