Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2005.109 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Louwelsa Vase Featuring Buckeyes |
Date |
Introduced 1896 |
Decorator |
Sarah Reid McLaughlin (1885-1939) |
Signature |
M.Laughlin |
Signature Location |
Partial underglaze signature on right base |
Makers Marks |
The underside has a die-impressed full circle manufacturer's mark LOUWELSA / WELLER and an incised "X" and "500". |
Description |
An example of Weller Pottery Company's early Louwelsa line introduced in 1896, this blue vase showcases the talent of pottery decorator Sarah Reid McLaughlin (1885-1939), and features graceful hand-decorated buckeyes and leaves on a dark shaded background sprayed on with an atomizer. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Underglaze, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Underglaze Slip Painted, Glazed, Sprayed with an Atomizer |
Height (in) |
18.500 |
Diameter (in) |
11.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Judith Downey Tucker and Mark R. Downey |
Source Collection |
Downey Family Collection |
People |
Tucker, Judi Downey and Downey, Mark |
Search Terms |
Airbrushed American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Arts and Crafts Movement Brown Buckeyes Cast Female Artists Hand Decorated High Gloss Leaves Louwelsa Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Sprayed with an Atomizer Underglaze Slip Painted Vases Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Weller Pottery Company Early Lines Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the Arts of Ohio Gallery, 3rd Floor |