Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1999.43 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Rookwood Pottery Company (1880-1967) |
Title |
75th Anniversary Vase with a Cast Coiled Snake in a Chartreuse or Lagoon Green High-Gloss Translucent Glaze |
Date |
1958 |
Makers Marks |
The underside has a die-impressed manufacturer's mark with the conjoined "RP" flame logo with 14 flames / Roman numerals "LVIII" designating that this piece was made in 1958, / and a die-impressed shape number "2206" with an "S" preceding it, designating that this piece may have been fashioned after a sketch with a corresponding number. There is also a die-impressed diamond-shaped mark that reads "ROOKWOOD / ANNIVERSARY / 75th". |
Description |
An example of a production piece from the Rookwood Pottery Company (1880-1967), this cast vase, shape number 2206, features a coiled snake covered in a high-gloss translucent Chartreuse or Lagoon Green glaze. This piece celebrates the company's 75th anniversary and is marked with an impressed diamond that reads "ROOKWOOD / ANNIVERSARY / 75th". |
Medium |
Porcelain, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed |
Height (in) |
7.500 |
Diameter (in) |
3.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Mid-Century Modern |
Place of Origin |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Bequest of Pauline Page |
Source Collection |
Pauline Page Collection |
People |
Page, Pauline |
Search Terms |
American Art Pottery Cast Chartreuse Cincinnati, Ohio Green High Gloss Lagoon Green Mid-Century Modern Ohio Art Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Production Reptiles Rookwood Pottery Company (1880-1967) Snakes Translucent Vases |
Location |
Not on view |