Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2006.28M.5 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Cowan Pottery Studio (1912-1931) |
Title |
Octagonal Decorative Bowl in Blue and Purple |
Date |
Circa 1921 |
Makers Marks |
This piece is unmarked. |
Description |
The Cowan Pottery Studio (1912-1931) was established in Lakewood, Ohio (a suburb of Cleveland) in 1912 by R. Guy Cowen (1884-1957), who learned the trade at a young age from his father and grandfather. Eventually moving the operation three and a half miles down the road to Rocky River, Ohio, Cowan Pottery expanded and produced, among other things, vases, comports, candlesticks, candy, and nut dishes that were very successful with the public. Many well-known artists are affiliated with the Cowan Pottery Studio such as Waylande Gregory, Viktor Schreckengost, Thelma Frazier Winter, Margaret Postgate, Paul Bogatay, and many others. Due to financial issues during the Great Depression, Cowan reorganized into an artist colony, Cowan Potters, Inc. and eventually closed in 1931. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed |
Height (in) |
2.500 |
Width (in) |
10.750 |
Depth (in) |
8.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Deco |
Place of Origin |
Cleveland, 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 Art Deco Blue Bowls Cast Cleveland, Ohio Cowan Pottery Studio (1912-1931) Decorative Bowls Matte Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Purple Zanesville Artists Zanesville, OH |
Location |
Not on view |