Newcomb Pottery Photos

Newcomb Pottery was designed by the women of Newcomb College over 50 years starting in 1894. This arts program was conceived to provide women with vocational design skills. The style of Newcomb Pottery is mostly based on that of the English Arts and Crafts movement. About 70,000 distinct designs were produced, many inspired by Louisiana flora & fauna. Newcomb College is affiliated with Tulane University.

See also: New Orleans, LA
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Blue crab vase (1903) by Mary Williams Butler of Newcomb College of New Orleans at New Orleans Museum of Art. New Orleans, LA

Yucca tree vase (1906) by Marie de Hoa Leblanc & Joseph Fortuné Meyer of Newcomb College of New Orleans at New Orleans Museum of Art. New Orleans, LA

Loving cup (1908) by Marie de Hoa Leblanc & Joseph Fortuné Meyer of Newcomb College of New Orleans at New Orleans Museum of Art. New Orleans, LA

Newcomb Pottery three handled cup at Shaw Center for the Arts. Baton Rouge, LA

Newcomb Pottery vase with irises at Shaw Center for the Arts. Baton Rouge, LA

Newcomb Pottery teapot & cups at Shaw Center for the Arts. Baton Rouge, LA

Newcomb Pottery blue candlestick with drip tray at Shaw Center for the Arts. Baton Rouge, LA

Newcomb Pottery blue plate with crayfish at Shaw Center for the Arts. Baton Rouge, LA

Newcomb Pottery coffeepot, sugar & creamer with yellow flowers at Shaw Center for the Arts. Baton Rouge, LA

Newcomb Pottery bowl with blue roses at Shaw Center for the Arts. Baton Rouge, LA

Newcomb Pottery bowl with white geese & sunflowers at Shaw Center for the Arts. Baton Rouge, LA

Newcomb Pottery pitcher with three lobed flowers at Shaw Center for the Arts. Baton Rouge, LA

Newcomb Pottery pitcher with yellow-red berries at Shaw Center for the Arts. Baton Rouge, LA

Newcomb Pottery bluish vase with green fronds at Shaw Center for the Arts. Baton Rouge, LA

Collection of Newcomb Pottery at Oak Alley Plantation. Vacherie, LA

Newcomb pottery cup at Houmas House. Burnside, LA


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