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Metadata
Object ID |
2021.005.001 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) for Clewell Pottery Company (1906-1965) |
Title |
Weller L'Art Nouveau Line Blank Egyptian Revival Vase |
Date |
Circa 1910 |
Designer |
Electroplating by Charles W. Clewell (1876-1965) |
Signature |
CLEWELL |
Signature Location |
Partial incised signature on right side mid-body |
Makers Marks |
The underside has a die-impressed manufacturer's mark that reads L'ART NOUVEAU / WELLER arranged in a circle with an additional impressed MA in the center of the circle. |
Description |
The Clewell Pottery Company (1906-1965) was founded and operated by Charles Walter Clewell (1876-1965) in 1876 in Canton, Ohio. Clewell's unique electroplating technique that combined bronze and ceramic was inspired by a Roman bronze wine jug he saw at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut. He experimented extensively to apply the bronze and chemically treat it to achieve just the right color. It was not uncommon for Clewell to purchase blanks from other well-known Ohio pottery companies such as the Weller, J.B. Owens, and Rookwood Pottery Companies, and apply his electroplating techniques to sell as Clewell Ware. Clewell never shared his methods with anyone and his work has never been replicated. This vessel is a Weller Pottery Company L'Art Nouveau line blank and bears the Weller and Clewell manufacturer's marks. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze, Copper |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed, Electroplated |
Height (in) |
13.000 |
Diameter (in) |
8.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Egyptian Revival |
Place of Origin |
Canton, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Purchase, Ayers Collection Fund |
People |
Purchase, Ayers Collection Fund |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Architecture Arts and Crafts Movement Blanks Canton, Ohio Cast Clewell Pottery Company (1906-1965) Clothing / Dress Copper Egyptian Egyptian Revival Electroplated Fans Figures, Men Figures, Women L'Art Nouveau Lions Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Designers Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Pyramids Sun Vases Weller Blanks Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) for Clewell Pottery Company (1906-1965) Zanesville Artists Zanesville, OH |
Location |
On view in the American Art Pottery Gallery, 1st Floor |