Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1990.15601 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Rookwood Pottery Company (1880-1967) |
Title |
Vellum Vase Hand Decorated with Pine Cones |
Date |
1926 |
Decorator |
Kataro Shirayamadani (1865-1948) |
Cipher |
Japanese script cipher for Kataro Shirayamadani on vessel's underside. |
Makers Marks |
The underside has a die-impressed manufacturer's mark with the conjoined "RP" flame logo with 14 flames / Roman numerals XXVI designating that this piece was made in 1926 / shape number 336 with the letter "E" representing the smaller size E of this shape. |
Description |
An example of the Rookwood Pottery Company's (1880-1967) Vellum glaze first introduced in 1900, this vase, shape number 336, features beautifully hand-decorated pinecones on a rich green backround. This glaze was one of the more time consuming and difficult techniques to master. |
Medium |
Light Buff Faience Body, Glaze |
Technique |
Thrown, Sprayed with an Atomizer, Hand Decorated |
Height (in) |
6.750 |
Diameter (in) |
3.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Pottery |
Place of Origin |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mrs. Mary Vashti Jones Funk |
People |
Funk, Mrs. Mary Vashti Jones Shirayamadani, Kataro |
Search Terms |
Airbrushed American Art Pottery Cast Cincinnati, Ohio Green Hand Decorated Matte Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pine Cones Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Rookwood Pottery Company (1880-1967) Sprayed with an Atomizer Underglaze Slip Painted Vases Vellum |
Location |
On view in the American Art Pottery Gallery, 1st Floor |