Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2012.009.001 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Roseville Pottery Company (1890-1954) |
Title |
Della Robbia Vase featuring Peacock Feathers |
Date |
1906-1907 |
Decorator |
Helen Smith (1880-1960) |
Designer |
Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880–1942) |
Cipher |
Incised "H.S." for Helen Smith appears on the back base |
Makers Marks |
A Roseville Pottery Company Rozane Ware wafer is intact on the underside of the vessel. |
Description |
An early line dating from 1906-1907 from Roseville Pottery Company called Della Robbia, this line was designed by Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880-1942) and features hand-carved motifs. This small vase, shape number 59-7", depicts highly abstracted peacock feathers and was executed by Roseville artist Helen Smith. Her cipher, the initials HS, can be found on a stem on the face of the vessel. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed, Hand Carved |
Height (in) |
7.000 |
Diameter (in) |
4.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of the Beaux Arts Club |
Source Collection |
Donated by the Beaux Arts Club |
People |
Beaux Arts Club Purchase, Ayers Collection Fund |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Arts and Crafts Movement Blue Cast Della Robbia Female Artists Green Hand Carved Matte Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Designers Ohio Manufacturers Peacock Feathers Pottery Artists Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Pottery Decorators Roseville Pottery Company (1890-1954) Roseville Pottery Company Early Lines Vases Yellow Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the American Art Pottery Gallery, 1st Floor |