RERAMIC STUDIO 
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EXHIBIT OF MARSHAL FRY 
NEW YORK SOCIETY OF KERAMIC ARTS. 
Photos by OH. 0. Chouinard, m Fifth Ave., New York. 
NO exhibition of the New York Society has reflected 
greater credit upon its members than the last one of 
Dec. 9, 10, and ii. The marked advance in design and color 
was greater even than expected, and there were few exhibits 
which did not show a more or less serious movement toward 
better things in decoration. 
The loan exhibit of pottery was an especially interesting 
feature and must have had a highly educational influence on 
the society as well as its guests. Specimens of Rookwood 
and Grueby, in all their modes of treatment, were in evidence. 
The Merrimac, Graham and Onondaga potteries sent interest- 
ing contributions. The work done by pupils of Mr. Charles 
Volkmar and the Alfred School of Ceramics showed the awak- 
ening interest in pottery among amateurs and overglaze deco- 
rators. Mrs. Poillion exhibited examples of clay bodies and 
glazes. Miss Harriet Shafer contributed a vase painted under 
glaze in the old Rookwood style, and Miss Louise McLaughlin 
sent a few specimens of her interesting Losanti ware. 
Mr. Charles Volkmar showed a very interesting group of 
his new work, a few pieces deco- 
rated in his new " under enamel," 
a tankard and steins in a matt 
green, and several of his well 
known color effects. The under enamel was especially inter- 
esting, the painting being in relief of a violet brown tone, 
covered with a semi-transparent light grey green stannifer glaze. 
This vase with 'landscape had an especially fine atmospheric 
effect. 
As usual the overglaze work of Marshal Fry attracted 
an enthusiastic crowd. Almost his entire exhibit was conven- 
tional in design and coloring, low and refined in tone, and 
clean in execution. The stork and Fleur de lis vases were in 
tender greys and soft whites, rather Japanesque in treatment. 
The vase with Bats suggests rather the Copenhagen style of 
decoration. The Swan vase which we consider one of the 
most interesting and more wholly Mr. Fry's self, has already 
been described with the National Arts Exhibit at Buffalo: 
his milkweed vase from the Pan-American was also on exhi- 
bitition. 
"UNDER 
ENAMEL." 
CHARLES 
VOLKMAR. 
