Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2019.001.011 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Louwelsa Vase Featuring Orange Flowers |
Date |
Introduced 1896 |
Decorator |
Roy Hook (1886-1967) |
Cipher |
The underglaze cipher "RH" for Roy Hook is evident on the viewer's left. |
Makers Marks |
The underside has a half circle impressed manufacturer's mark on the underside that reads LOUWELSA / 7 / WELLER. This piece also has an impressed "7" on the underside. |
Description |
An example of Weller Pottery Company's early Louwelsa line introduced in 1896, this brown vase, attributed to decorator Roy Hook (1886-1967), features a display of orange flowers. The donor's father worked at American Encaustic and Mosaic Tile Companies, and mother worked at Weller as an artist. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze, Underglaze |
Technique |
Cast, Hand Decorated, Underglaze Slip Painted, Glazed, Atomizer Sprayed |
Height (in) |
9.500 |
Diameter (in) |
6.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Penny Duffee |
People |
Duffee, Penny Hook, Roy |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Arts and Crafts Movement Atomizers Brown Cast Flowers Hand Decorated High Gloss Louwelsa Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Orange Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Underglaze Slip Painted Vases Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Weller Pottery Company Early Lines Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
Not on view |