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Metadata
Object ID |
2005.133 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Rookwood Pottery Company (1880-1967) |
Title |
Mahogony Pitcher Hand Decorated with Chrysanthemums |
Date |
1888 |
Decorator |
Harriet Elizabeth Wilcox (1869-1943) |
Cipher |
An "HEW" for Harriet Elizabeth Wilcox is incised on the vessel's underside. |
Makers Marks |
The underside has a die-impressed manufacturer's mark with the conjoined "RP" flame logo with 2 flames, designating that this piece was made in 1888 / shape number 433 / R, indicating a red clay body is used. This piece also has an incised "D" on the underside away from the other markings. |
Description |
An example of Rookwood Pottery Company's Mahogany line, this delicate pitcher, shape number 433, was decorated by Harriet Elizabeth Wilcox (1869-1943) in 1888, and features hand-painted Chrysanthemums applied over an airbrushed background. Mahogany is a variation of Rookwood's dark Standard Glaze applied to a red clay body. An incised "D" on the vessel's underside instructed the glaze staff to use the "dark" yellow version of the Standard Glaze while a die-impressed "R" indicates a red clay body was used. |
Medium |
Red Clay Body, Glaze, Slip, Wash |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed, Hand Decorated, Sprayed with an Atomizer |
Height (in) |
6.500 |
Diameter (in) |
4.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Judith Downey Tucker and Mark R. Downey |
Source Collection |
Downey Family Collection |
People |
Tucker, Judi Downey and Downey, Mark Wilcox, Harriet Elizabeth |
Search Terms |
Airbrushed American Art Pottery Arts and Crafts Movement Cast Chrysanthemums Cincinnati, Ohio Female Artists Flowers Hand Decorated Mahogany Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Orange Pitchers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Red Red Clay Body Rookwood Pottery Company (1880-1967) Sprayed with an Atomizer Translucent Underglaze Slip Painted |
Location |
Not on view |