Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2015.013.001b |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Green Glazed and Decorated Pedestal with a Horse Motif |
Date |
1895 |
Artist |
Albert E. Radford (1859-1904) |
Designer |
Original piece carved by Albert Radford (1862-1904) |
Makers Marks |
This piece has a manufacturer's mark in green underglaze on the underside of what appears to be a V and a backwards N. |
Description |
An example from Weller Pottery Company's Glazed and Decorated line introduced in 1895, this vibrant green late-Victorian style pedestal, shape number 96, features a highly decorative surface with cast horse heads, decorative tendrils, and a scalloped edge. Published in a Weller Pottery Company sales catalog, the majestic jardinière and pedestal sold for $29, which made this an expensive item in the late nineteenth century. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed |
Height (in) |
32.000 |
Diameter (in) |
14.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Late Victorian |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Dr. Edward A. Council, III |
Source Collection |
Dr. Edward A. Council, III Collection |
People |
Council, Dr. Edward A. |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Animals Arts and Crafts Movement Cast Glazed and Decorated Green High Gloss Horses Late Victorian Majolica Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Designers Ohio Manufacturers Pedestals Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the Shirley Gorsuch Gallery, 1st Floor |
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