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Metadata
Object ID |
2007.1.69a |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Roseville Pottery Company (1890-1954) |
Title |
Saffron Yellow Bittersweet Bookend |
Date |
Circa 1951 |
Makers Marks |
The underside has a molded and raised manufacturer's mark Roseville / U.S.A. / 859. There are also black underglaze markings including the letter "C", the number "3", and an incised number "34". |
Description |
An example from Roseville Pottery Company's Bittersweet line, a late line introduced in 1951, this Saffron Yellow basket vase, shape number 859, features a berry-laden branch from the Woody Nightshade or the Solanum dulcamara plant. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed |
Height (in) |
5.250 |
Width (in) |
4.250 |
Depth (in) |
4.250 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Mid-Century Modern |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Paul J. and Kimberly A. Diamond |
Source Collection |
Paul J. and Kimberly A. Diamond Collection |
People |
Diamond, Paul |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Bittersweet Bookends Branches Cast Flowers Matte Mid-Century Modern Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Roseville Pottery Company (1890-1954) Roseville Pottery Company Late Lines Yellow Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
Not on view |
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