Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1984.16236 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Garden Ware Frog Sprinkler in the Coppertone Glaze |
Date |
Circa 1929 |
Designer |
Rudolph Lorber (1873-1952) |
Makers Marks |
This piece is unmarked. |
Description |
This is an example from Weller Pottery Company's Garden Ware line introduced circa 1929. This frog features a Coppertone green glaze and bears a hole in its mouth which was used for the sprinkler mechanism. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed |
Height (in) |
12.000 |
Diameter (in) |
18.000 |
Width (in) |
13.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Pottery |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Downey |
Source Collection |
Downey Family Collection |
People |
Lorber, Rudolph Downey, Mr. and Mrs. Richard |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Animals Cast Coppertone Frogs Garden Ware Green Matte Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Designers Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Sprinklers Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Weller Pottery Company Middle-Period Lines Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the Dr. William and Mrs. Jennifer Stewart Education Rooms |