White background quilt with several cats and a pot of flowers.

Quilt, “Cats and a Pot of Flowers” pattern

Mary Lucas

1989

See More of the Collection

Ike's Choice quilt
Known as the "New Yorker" or "Jazz Bowl," this large and colorful punch bowl, glazed in a rich Egyptian blue, is considered an icon of American Art Deco design. Decorated with streetlights, skyscrapers, cocktails, drunken revelers and musical instruments, including a bass drum head emblazoned with the word "JAZZ," this vibrant vessel tells the story of a night out on the town. This particular Jazz Bowl is an early example, as the body is fashioned in a perfect parabolic curve. Because the walls of the parabolic bowl sometimes became misshapen in the kiln, later examples were made with a flared rim for additional stability.
Country Crossroads quilt
Large jar with strap handle on either side of shoulder, brown with darker brown drippy glaze on lip and shoulder and dripping down into body, double dipped