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Metadata
Object ID |
2007.25.7 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Rhead Faience Pitcher in Black with Japanese Woman |
Date |
Circa 1903 |
Decorator |
Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880–1942) |
Designer |
Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880–1942) |
Signature |
Rhead |
Signature Location |
Partial signature incised on underside. |
Makers Marks |
This piece has an incised manufacturer's mark on the underside that reads Weller / Faience. This piece also has "X / 580", "11", and "G" all die-impressed on the underside. |
Description |
An example from Weller Pottery Company's Rhead Faience line introduced circa 1903, this black pitcher, designed and decorated by Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880-1942), features a portrait of a Japanese women, also known as a Geisha. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed, Squeeze-bag, Hand Decorated |
Height (in) |
11.000 |
Diameter (in) |
5.250 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, 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 Arts and Crafts Movement Cast Clothing / Dress Faience Figures, Women Geishas Hand Decorated High Gloss Japanese Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Designers Ohio Manufacturers Pitchers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Rhead Faience Squeeze Bag Decorated 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 |