Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2005.1.83 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Louwelsa Pitcher Featuring a Portrait of an Indigenous American |
Date |
1901-1909 |
Decorator |
Levi J. Burgess (1882-1943) |
Signature |
LJ Burgess |
Signature Location |
Partial underglaze signature below handle. |
Makers Marks |
This piece has a die-impressed full circle manufacturer's mark on the underside that reads Louwelsa Weller. This piece also has a "580" impressed on the underside. |
Description |
An example of Weller Pottery Company's early Louwelsa line introduced in 1896, this tankard showcases the talent of pottery decorator Levi J. Burgess (1882-1943) and features a hand-decorated portrait of an Indigenous American against a dark shaded background sprayed on with an atomizer. Portraits or depictions of people of the First Nations or Indigenous Americans were common on American art pottery and captured the early twentieth century nostalgia for the disappearing frontier. Paradoxically, forced migration policies and westward expansion were responsible for the vanishing west and its indigenous populations. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Underglaze, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Underglaze Slip Painted, Glazed, Sprayed with an Atomizer |
Height (in) |
12.750 |
Diameter (in) |
6.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Downey |
Source Collection |
Downey Family Collection |
People |
Burgess, Levi J. Downey, Mr. and Mrs. Richard |
Search Terms |
Airbrushed American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics American Indians Arts and Crafts Movement Cast Clothing / Dress Figures, Men Hand Decorated High Gloss Indigenous Americans Louwelsa Native Americans Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pitchers Portraits Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Sprayed with an Atomizer Tankards Underglaze Slip Painted Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Weller Pottery Company Early Lines Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the American Art Pottery Gallery, 1st Floor |