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Metadata
Object ID |
2005.107 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
J. B. Owens Pottery Company (1885-1907) |
Title |
Utopian Jug in Brown with Display of Corn |
Date |
Circa 1896 |
Decorator |
Unknown |
Cipher |
A faded and illegible cipher appears on the base. Decorator unknown. |
Makers Marks |
This piece has a die-impressed manufacturer's mark on the underside that reads OWENS / 1266. |
Description |
An example from J.B. Owens Pottery Company's Utopian line introduced in 1896, this brown jug, hand decorated by an unknown artist, shape number 1266, features a display of yellow corn. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze, Underglaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed, Underglaze Slip Painted, Sprayed with an Atomizer |
Height (in) |
8.250 |
Width (in) |
5.000 |
Depth (in) |
4.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Judith Downey Tucker and Mark R. Downey |
Source Collection |
Downey Family Collection |
People |
Tucker, Judi Downey and Downey, Mark |
Search Terms |
Airbrushed American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Arts and Crafts Movement Brown Cast Corks Corn Food Hand Decorated High Gloss J.B. Owens Pottery Company (1885-1907) Jugs Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Sprayed with an Atomizer Underglaze Slip Painted Utopian Yellow Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
Not on view |