Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1999.112 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Louwelsa Vase Featuring Grapes and Berries |
Date |
Introduced 1896 |
Decorator |
Frank Ferrell (1878-1961) |
Signature |
Ferrell |
Signature Location |
Partial incised signature on back base. |
Makers Marks |
The underside has a half circle impressed manufacturer's mark LOUWELSA / WELLER / 7, and an impressed "570 / 10". |
Description |
An example of Weller Pottery Company's early Louwelsa line introduced in 1896, this vase showcases the talent of pottery decorator Frank Ferrell (1878-1961) and features a graceful hand-decorated grape and berry motif on a dark shaded background sprayed on with an atomizer. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Underglaze, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Underglaze Slip Painted, Glazed, Sprayed with an Atomizer |
Height (in) |
14.500 |
Diameter (in) |
4.250 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Bequest of Pauline Page |
Source Collection |
Pauline Page Collection |
People |
Page, Pauline Ferrell, Frank |
Search Terms |
Airbrushed American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Arts and Crafts Movement Berries Brown Cast Grapes Hand Decorated High Gloss Louwelsa Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Sprayed with an Atomizer Stems Underglaze Slip Painted Vases Vines 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 |