Estate Find

Harding Black

1957

Low Bowl

We offer a low profile bowl by nationally renown potter Harding Black (American, 1912-2004) from San Antonio, Texas. The ceramic bowl was hand thrown with a brown clay body and glazed in a blues, greens and magenta colorations. The bowl is signed on the bottom "Harding Black 1957".

The bowl weighs 1 pound 5.5 ounces and measures 7 15/16" in diameter at the top rim and 2" in height.

As seen in the photographs, there is an old restoration on the edge where the side broke off in three pieces.

The Harding Black low bowl is presented in gently used vintage condition with restorations.

PROVENANCE

ANITA LOUISE HOLT EISENHAUER (1942-2019)

ANITA EISENHAUER WAS A RESEARCHER, AUTHOR, AND COLLECTOR OF THE HISTORY OF SOUTH TEXAS. SHE SERVED AS NUECES COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOARD MEMBER, AS CHAIRMAN OF THE NUECES COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION, AS REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MUSEUM COMMITTEE MEMBER, AS CORPUS CHRISTI MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND HISTORY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER, AND AS FRIENDS OF OLD BAYVIEW CEMETERY ASSOCIATION FINANCIAL OFFICER. DURING HER 50 YEARS AS A MEMBER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, SHE SERVED AS REGENT OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CHAPTER AND AS CHAIR OF THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE OF ITS TEXAS SOCIETY. SHE ALSO SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE CLARA DRISCOLL CHAPTER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS AND AS PRESIDENT OF THE OLD BAYVIEW CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY UNITED STATES DAUGHTERS OF 1812.