Bowl, 1910

Summary

Social reformers in Boston, Massachusetts, organized the Saturday Evening Girls Club to educate and improve the lives of impoverished immigrant girls. In 1907, the club established a pottery. The Saturday Evening Girls created an array of remarkable Arts and Crafts wares, including children's dishes and sets. Some of these dishes were personalized with a child's name; others bore rhymes or simple phrases.

Social reformers in Boston, Massachusetts, organized the Saturday Evening Girls Club to educate and improve the lives of impoverished immigrant girls. In 1907, the club established a pottery. The Saturday Evening Girls created an array of remarkable Arts and Crafts wares, including children's dishes and sets. Some of these dishes were personalized with a child's name; others bore rhymes or simple phrases.

Artifact

Bowl (Vessel)

Date Made

1910

Creators

Saturday Evening Girls (Organization) 

Shapiro, Lili, 1894-1978 

Place of Creation

United States, Massachusetts, Boston 

Creator Notes

Made and decorated by Lili Shapiro as part of Saturday Evening Girls in Boston, Massachusetts.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.43.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Color

Cream (Color)
Yellow
Black (Color)

Inscriptions

on bottom: 556 2 10 / L / S around the exterior of the bowl: O DON'T BOTHER ME SAID THE HEN WITH ONE CHICK

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