Cranberries (New England Industries series ceramic plate by Wedgewood)
Entry/Object ID
2413.002.Ob17
Artwork Details
Medium
Ceramic plate
Acquisition
Accession
2413.002
Source or Donor
Stephen H. Borkowski
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of Stephen Borkowski in honor of Ted Jones, 2017
Made/Created
Artist
Clare Leighton
Date made
circa 1952
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Signature, Inscription
Location
Reverse
Transcription
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 cranberries began early in the last century: Wide tracts of waste land were used for this purpose.
New England Industries
from
Wood Engravings by Clare Leighton
