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Metadata
Object ID |
2002.4 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
J. B. Owens Pottery Company (1885-1907) |
Title |
Utopian Lightweight Vase Featuring a Portrait of Cavalier |
Date |
Circa 1896 |
Decorator |
Anna Fulton Best (1874-1955) |
Cipher |
A stylized "AFB" for Anna Fulton Best appears on the underside. |
Makers Marks |
This piece is unmarked. |
Description |
An example from J.B. Owens Pottery Company's Utopian Lightweight line introduced circa 1896, this brown and black vase, hand decorated by Anna Fulton Best (1874-1955), shape number 823, features a portrait of a cavalier. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze, Underglaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed, Underglaze Slip Painted, Sprayed with an Atomizer |
Height (in) |
10.500 |
Diameter (in) |
5.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Dr. Edward A. Council, III |
Source Collection |
Dr. Edward A. Council, III Collection |
People |
Council, Dr. Edward A. Best, Anna Fulton |
Search Terms |
Airbrushed American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Arts and Crafts Movement Cast Cavaliers Clothing / Dress Female Artists Figures, Men Hand Decorated High Gloss J.B. Owens Pottery Company (1885-1907) Lightweight Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Sprayed with an Atomizer Underglaze Slip Painted Utopian Vases Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the American Art Pottery Gallery, 1st Floor |