Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1981.14096 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Louwelsa Vase with a Portrait of an Indigenous American Chief |
Date |
1901-1909 |
Decorator |
Levi J. Burgess (1882-1943) |
Cipher |
A "L.J.B." for Levi J. Burgess appears in underglaze on viewer's right. |
Makers Marks |
This piece has a die-impressed half circle manufacturer's mark that reads Louwelsa / S / Weller. This piece also has "X / 337 / 10" impressed on the underside. |
Description |
This vase is an example of Weller Pottery Company's early Louwelsa line, which was introduced in 1896. This piece was hand painted by Levi J. Burgess (1882-1943) and features a portrait of an Indigenous American Chief against a dark, shaded background. 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, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed, Slip Painted, Sprayed with an Atomizer |
Height (in) |
15.500 |
Diameter (in) |
6.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Stofft |
People |
Burgess, Levi J. Stofft, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics American Indians Arts and Crafts Movement Atomizers Brown Cast Clothing / Dress Figures, Men Hand Decorated High Gloss Indigenous Americans Louwelsa Native Americans Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Underglaze Slip Painted Vases 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 |