Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1991.15880a |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Peters and Reed Pottery Company (1899-1921) |
Title |
Moss Aztec Stein in Green and Brown with Berries |
Date |
Circa 1912 |
Decorator |
Frank Ferrell (1878-1961) |
Designer |
Frank Ferrell (1878-1961) |
Signature |
Ferrel |
Signature Location |
Partial incised signature on back side. |
Makers Marks |
This piece is unmarked. |
Description |
The Peters and Reed Pottery Company (1899-1921) was founded in 1899 in Zanesville, Ohio by John D. Peters and Adam Reed. Using local red clay, the company produced both functional and decorative pottery. Well-known decorator and designer Frank Ferrell (1878-1961) began working for Peters and Reed in 1912, where he designed the popular Moss Aztec line. Peters and Reed Pottery Company continued producing pottery until 1921, when the company became The Zane Pottery Company. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed |
Height (in) |
6.250 |
Diameter (in) |
4.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Pottery |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Wilbur L. Norman |
People |
Norman, Wilbur L. Ferrell, Frank |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Berries Brown Cast Green Matte Moss Aztec Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Designers Ohio Manufacturers Peters and Reed Pottery Company (1899-1921) Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Steins Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
Not on view |
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