Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2006.28H.2 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Van Briggle Pottery (1901-2012) |
Title |
Figurine of a Hopi Woman Grinding Corn |
Date |
Circa 1950 |
Makers Marks |
The back base has an impressed manufacturer's mark of the company's logo that is a combination of two capital As in a box, sometimes described as looking like an ingloo. The underside has an incised "25". |
Description |
Van Briggle Pottery and Tile Company (1901-2012) was founded in 1901 in Colorado Springs, Colorado by accomplished painter and former Rookwood Pottery Company decorator Artus Van Briggle. Van Briggle was inspired by ancient Chinese masterworks and sought to recreate their rich, satin matte glazes. He succeeded and his satin matte glazes on his art nouveau forms were the foundation upon which this long running pottery company was built. Van Briggle died in 1904 at the age of 35 from Tuberculosis and his widow, Anne Van Briggle, continued the business with her late husband's designs and glazes, along with new designs of her own. The company continued to operate under various owners until 2012. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed |
Height (in) |
15.500 |
Width (in) |
6.000 |
Depth (in) |
6.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Nouveau |
Place of Origin |
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United Stated |
Credit Line |
Purchase, Ayers Collection Fund |
People |
Purchase, Ayers Collection Fund |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics American Indians Cast Colorado Springs, Colorado Corn Corn Grinders Figures, Women Figurines Hopi Indigenous Americans Native Americans Ohio Artists Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Van Briggle Pottery (1901-2012) Zanesville Artists |
Location |
Not on view |