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HERAMIC STUDIO 
Maud Mason Landscape — Maud Mason 
man is unique and gives the impression of having been 
worked out by the study of the old fashioned ware of our 
grandmother's days, whose charm never fails. 
There is no piece which reminds one of^any other ex- 
hibit. Unusually fine is a bowl in grey blues with a narrow 
rim border inside, a medallion at bottom of bowl and on 
two opposite sides of the outside, the inside of bowl 
decorated on a white ground, the outside tinted a blue grey. 
The plates whose entire centers were occupied by the de- 
sign, leaving the edge white except for the rim border, were 
also unique in treatment, being in colors reminding one of 
old Bristol or Polychrome Delft. 
We would like especially to note a little fancy of Miss 
Mary Hicks which pleased as much by its fine color and 
nice arrangement of design as by the quaint idea suggested 
for the beautifying of a summer home. Miss Hicks had 
decorated an ordinary pottery butter crock in reds, browns 
and soft yellow. The effect was charming in the extreme 
and would be harmonious with any and all flowers. 
The pottery exhibit was exceptionally interesting, 
several new workers having entered the field. Most orig- 
inal and attractive of all was the stoneware of Russel 
Crooke, the forms thrown on the wheel being especially 
appropriate to the medium. The decoration in dark blue 
on grey with a smear glaze, was roughly sketched in with a 
boldness and simplicity that was charming. For a coun- 
try home and for holding flowers nothing could be more 
appropriate and satisfying. The work of Mr. Crooke 
opens up a new field and one not too difficult for the 
amateur who appreciates simple things. 
Another new name in the society is that of Fred 
Walrath who showed a case of interesting work in several 
lines. Matt glazes in the style of Alfred Pottery, Matt 
vellum, in the style of Rookwood, interesting experiments in 
flambe red giving the dark red shot with blue and a few 
crystalline glazes similar to some of those shown at the 
society's last exhibit by Mrs. Adelaide Alsop Robineau — 
altogether a clever lot of work. 
Miss Mary Chase Perry, a name which should be 
familiar to all of us, was well represented for the first time 
by a large wall space devoted to tiles in matt glazes, the 
designs simple and good and the colors harmonious and 
restful. Miss Perry is entering this field now in a large 
way and we hope soon to be able to tell Keramic Studio 
readers more about her work. 
Mr. Charles Volkmar showed an overmantel in tiles 
which was nice in colors, the motif being golden rod on 
a dull green ground. A case contained also some experi- 
Miss E. Mason 
