Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1952.10390 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Sicardo Vase in Purple and Green with Iridescent Floral Decorations |
Date |
Circa 1902 |
Decorator |
Jacques Sicard (1865-1923) |
Designer |
Jacques Sicard (1865-1923) |
Makers Marks |
This piece has two manufacturer's marks on opposite sides of the base. One reads WELLER and the other reads SICARD. |
Description |
An example from Weller Pottery Company's Sicardo line introduced in 1902 and discontinued in 1907, this vase was designed and decorated by French ceramicist Jacques Sicard (1865-1923) and features an iridescent glaze and floral decorations typical of Art Nouveau. Sicard studied with the French ceramicist Clément Massier who operated a factory and gallery complex in Golfe-Juan along France's Côte d'Azur. In 1883, Massier developed an iridescent, metallic luster glaze, which was awarded a gold medal at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. Massier's student and apprentice, Jacques Sicard and his partner Henri Gellée, came to the United States by invitation of Sam Weller, the owner of Weller Pottery Company, to replicate Massier's iridescent line. This piece was donated to the ZMA by Mrs. Charles G. Runkle (Josephine Ayers Runkle, 1894-1963), Mrs. Russell G. Hay (Elizabeth Ayers Hay, 1892-circa 1959?), Mrs. Charles N. Gorsuch (Margaret Ayers Gorsuch, 1892-1963), three of the four children of the museum founders Edward M. and Clara K. Ayers. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed, Hand Decorated |
Height (in) |
10.000 |
Diameter (in) |
4.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Nouveau |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mrs. Charles Gorsuch, Mrs. Charles Runkle, and Mrs. Russell Hay |
Source Collection |
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. and Clara K. Ayers |
People |
Sicard, Jacques Runkle, Mrs. C., Hay, Mrs. R, and Gorsuch, Mrs. C.N. |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Art Nouveau Cast Flowers Green Hand Decorated Iridescent Luster Metallic Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Designers Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Purple Sicardo 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 |