Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1986.16387 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Novelty Ashtray in Orange with a Frog |
Date |
Circa 1935 |
Makers Marks |
This piece has an incised manufacturer's mark on the underside that reads Weller Pottery. |
Description |
An example from Weller Pottery Company's Novelty line introduced circa 1935, this orange ashtray features a figurine of a frog. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed |
Height (in) |
2.500 |
Width (in) |
6.500 |
Depth (in) |
4.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Deco |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Geary in memory of Margaret Melick Geary |
People |
Geary, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Animals Art Deco Ashtrays Cast Frogs High Gloss Novelty Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Orange Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Weller Pottery Company Late Lines Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the American Art Pottery Gallery, 1st Floor |