Permanent Collection Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
1988.15364 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Aurelian Umbrella Stand with Nasturtiums |
Date |
Circa 1898 |
Decorator |
Helen Smith (1880-1960) |
Signature |
H. Smith- |
Signature Location |
Partial incised signature on right side. |
Makers Marks |
This piece has a hand-incised manufacturer's mark on the underside that reads Aurelian / Weller. |
Description |
An example of Weller Pottery Company's early Aurelian line introduced in 1898, this umbrella stand hand decorated by Helen Smith (1880-1960), features nasturtiums on a hand-brushed dark brown background with a golden sunburst of light around the decoration. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Underglaze, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed, Underglaze Slip Painted, Sprayed with an Atomizer |
Height (in) |
24.000 |
Diameter (in) |
14.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of the John Toohill Family in Memory of Jack Toohill |
People |
John Toohill Family Toohill, Jack Smith, Helen |
Search Terms |
Airbrushed American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Arts and Crafts Movement Aurelian Brown Cast Flowers Hand Decorated High Gloss Nasturtiums Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Sprayed with an Atomizer Umbrella Stands Underglaze Slip Painted Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Weller Pottery Company Early Lines Yellow Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
Not on view |