Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1999.107 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Knifewood Vase in Black with Birds, Squirrels, and Owls in an Oak Tree |
Date |
Circa 1920 |
Designer |
Rudolph Lorber (1873-1952) |
Makers Marks |
This piece has a die-impressed manufacturer's mark on the underside that is called Impressed Large Roman Block Weller. |
Description |
An example from Weller Pottery Company's Knifewood line, which was introduced circa 1920 and designed by Rudolph Lorber (1873-1952), this black vase features raised squirrels, owls, and blue birds in an Oak Tree. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed |
Height (in) |
7.250 |
Diameter (in) |
4.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Pottery |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Bequest of Pauline Page |
Source Collection |
Pauline Page Collection |
People |
Lorber, Rudolph Page, Pauline |
Search Terms |
Acorns American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Animals Birds Blue Cast Forests Knifewood Leaves Matte Oaks Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Designers Ohio Manufacturers Owls Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Squirrels Trees Vases Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Weller Pottery Company Middle-Period Lines Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the American Art Pottery Gallery, 1st Floor |