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Metadata
Object ID |
1959.10796 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Sicardo Pillow Vase Featuring an Iridescent Glaze and Leaf Decorations |
Date |
Circa 1902 |
Decorator |
Jacques Sicard (1865-1923) |
Designer |
Jacques Sicard (1865-1923) |
Makers Marks |
This piece has two manufacturer's marks on opposite sides of the base. One reads WELLER and the other reads SICARD. This piece also has a die-impressed small manufacturer's block Weller and a die-impressed "8" on the underside. |
Description |
An example from Weller Pottery Company's Sicardo line introduced in 1902 and discontinued in 1907, this vase was designed and decorated by French ceramicist Jacques Sicard (1865-1923) and features an iridescent glaze and undulating floral decorations typical of Art Nouveau. Sicard studied with the French ceramicist Clément Massier who operated a factory and gallery complex in Golfe-Juan along France's Côte d'Azur. In 1883, Massier developed an iridescent, metallic luster glaze, which was awarded a gold medal at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. Massier's student and apprentice, Jacques Sicard and his partner Henri Gellée, came to the United States by invitation of Sam Weller, the owner of Weller Pottery Company, to replicate Massier's iridescent line. This piece was given to the museum in 1959 by a member of the Ayers family, Mr. Ralph Gorsuch, a descendant of the founder of the Zanesville Museum of Art. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed, Hand Decorated |
Height (in) |
5.500 |
Width (in) |
6.500 |
Depth (in) |
3.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Nouveau |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Bequest of Ralph Gorsuch |
Source Collection |
Gorsuch Family Collection |
People |
Gorsuch, Ralph Sicard, Jacques |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Art Nouveau Cast Green Hand Decorated Iridescent Leaves Luster Metallic Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Designers Ohio Manufacturers Pillow Vases Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Purple Sicardo Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Weller Pottery Company Early Lines Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the American Art Pottery Gallery, 1st Floor |