Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2022.017.006 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Hudson (Blue and Decorated) Variation Vase Featuring a Flying Grasshopper |
Date |
1919-1920 |
Decorator |
Attributed to Hester W. Pillsbury (1862-1951) |
Makers Marks |
This piece has a die-impressed manufacturer's mark on the underside that reads WELLER. |
Description |
This American art pottery vase is an early example from Weller Pottery Company's Hudson Ware line. It is believed to to be a variation of the Hudson (Blue and Decorated) line produced from 1919 to 1920 and features a hand-painted, stylized flying grasshopper attributed to pottery decorator Hester W. Pillsbury (1862-1951). |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze, Underglaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed, Hand Decorated, Underglaze Slip Painted |
Height (in) |
10.000 |
Diameter (in) |
4.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Pottery |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mark and Marie Latta |
Source Collection |
Latta Collection |
People |
Latta, Mark and Marie |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Blue and Decorated Cast Grasshoppers Hand Decorated Hudson Ware Insects Moths Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Satin Underglaze Slip Painted Variations 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 |