Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1972.11681 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Shawnee Pottery Company (1937-1961) |
Title |
Handkerchief Vase in Marbled Green and White |
Date |
Circa 1950 |
Makers Marks |
The underside has a molded and raised manufacturer's mark that reads Shawnee / USA. |
Description |
The Shawnee Pottery Company (1937-1961) purchased the American Encaustic Tiling Company in 1937 and began producing a wide range of vases, figurines, dinnerware, and cookie jars in the facility in Zanesville, Ohio. Many items were made for "five and dime" stores like the F.W. Woolworth Company. They also produced a line of dinnerware exclusively for Sears, Roebuck and Co. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed |
Height (in) |
7.000 |
Diameter (in) |
8.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Mid-Century Modern |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Joseph Raille |
People |
Raille, Joseph |
Search Terms |
American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Cast Green Handkerchief Vases High GlossAmerican Art Marbled Mid-Century Modern Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Ruffles The Shawnee Pottery Company (1937-1961) Vases White Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
Not on view |