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Metadata
Object ID |
1964.11540 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Louwelsa Three-Footed Vase Featuring Leaves and Berries |
Date |
Introduced 1896 |
Decorator |
Lillie Catherine Mitchell (1882-1948) |
Cipher |
What appears to be an "LM" for Lillian C. Mitchell appears on the front. |
Makers Marks |
The underside has a half circle impressed manufacturer's mark on the underside that reads LOUWELSA / 8 / WELLER. This piece also has an impressed illegible markings on the underside. |
Description |
An example of Weller Pottery Company's early Louwelsa line introduced in 1896, this brown three-footed vase, hand decorated by Lillian Catherine Mitchell (1882-1948), features a display of leaves and berries. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze, Underglaze |
Technique |
Cast, Hand Decorated, Underglaze Slip Painted, Glazed, Atomizer Sprayed |
Height (in) |
12.500 |
Diameter (in) |
6.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mrs. James Miller |
Source Collection |
Mrs. James Miller Collection |
People |
Mitchell, Lillian Catherine Miller, Mrs. James |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Arts and Crafts Movement Atomizers Berries Brown Cast Female Artists Footed Vessels Hand Decorated High Gloss Holly Leaves Louwelsa Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Three-Footed Vases Underglaze Slip Painted Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Weller Pottery Company Early Lines Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
Not on view |