Cranberrying (Primary Title)
'New England Industries' for Wedgwood Queen's Ware (Set Title)
Clare Leighton, American, born England, 1898 - 1989 (Artist)
Modern; Social Realism
Facsimile signature of Clare Leighton on verso.
Wedgwood date code for 1952 blindstamp on verso. Also green "G", black "A" and red "9"(?)
Verso text (by Leighton): CRANBERRYING: The great cranberry bogs stretch along Cape Cod where the air is always keen with the salt tang of the sea. The cultivation of the cranberry began wearly int eh last century: Wide tracts of waste land were used for this purpose.
Facsimile signature of Clare Leighton on verso.
Gift of Stephen Borkowski in memory of Selina Trieff
© artist or artist’s estate
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