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Metadata
Object ID |
2011.026.001 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Louwelsa Vase Featuring a Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte |
Date |
Introduced 1896 |
Decorator |
Roberta G. Turner (Active Circa 1896) |
Signature |
R. G. Turner |
Signature Location |
Partial underglaze signature on front. |
Makers Marks |
The underside has a half circle impressed manufacturer's mark on the underside that reads LOUWELSA / WELLER. This piece also has an impressed "547/9"" on the underside. |
Description |
An example of Weller Pottery Company's early Louwelsa line introduced in 1896, this brown vase, hand decorated by Roberta G. Turner (Active Circa 1896), features a portrait that appears to be Napoleon Bonaparte. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze, Underglaze |
Technique |
Cast, Hand Decorated, Underglaze Slip Painted, Glazed, Atomizer Sprayed |
Height (in) |
20.000 |
Diameter (in) |
6.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Brad and Sandy Johnson |
People |
Turner, Roberta G. Johnson, Brad and Sandy |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Arts and Crafts Movement Atomizers Brown Cast Clothing / Dress Female Artists Figures, Men French Hand Decorated High Gloss Louwelsa Napoleon Bonaparte Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Underglaze Slip Painted Vases Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Weller Pottery Company Early Lines Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
Not on view |