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Metadata
Object ID |
2021.001.004 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
J. B. Owens Pottery Company (1885-1907) |
Title |
Art Vellum Mug with Cherry Motif |
Date |
Circa 1905 |
Decorator |
Edith Bell (1879-1935) |
Cipher |
What appears to be "EB" for Edith Bell below handle |
Makers Marks |
The underside has an impressed manufacturer's mark that reads OWENS / 103. |
Description |
An example from J.B. Owens Pottery Company's Art Vellum line introduced in 1905, this mug, shape number 1035, features a graceful hand-decorated cherry motif attributed to pottery decorator Edith Bell (1879-1935) on a dark, shaded, matte background. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Underglaze, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed, Underglaze Slip Painted, Sprayed with an Atomizer |
Height (in) |
5.000 |
Diameter (in) |
3.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
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. Bell, Edith |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Art Vellum Arts and Crafts Movement Cast Cherries Hand Decorated J.B. Owens Pottery Company (1885-1907) Matte Mugs Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Underglaze Slip Painted Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the American Art Pottery Gallery, 1st Floor |