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Metadata
Object ID |
1979.12838 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
LaSa Vase in a Rose and Gold Luster Glaze Featuirng Pine Tree |
Date |
Circa 1920 |
Designer |
Glaze designed by John B. Lessell (1867-1926) |
Makers Marks |
This piece has an etched manufacturer's mark on the front base that reads weller LaSa. |
Description |
An example from Weller Pottery Company's LaSa line introduced circa 1920, this uniquely-sized rose and gold vase features an iridescent overglaze designed by John B. Lessell (1867-1926) and pine tree decorations. Costly and challenging to produce, LaSa pieces required six firings at high temperatures. Authors have suggested that during the third stage in the process, liquid gold was applied before the piece was fired. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed |
Height (in) |
4.500 |
Diameter (in) |
2.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Pottery |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mary Louise Somers in Memory of Mrs. Louise Stitt Closman |
People |
Somers, Mary Louise Lessell, John B. |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Cast Gold Iridescent Landscapes LaSa Luster Metallic Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Designers Ohio Manufacturers Overglazes Pine Trees Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Red Trees Vases Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Weller Pottery Company Middle-Period Lines Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the American Art Pottery Gallery, 1st Floor |