Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2007.11.10ab |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Cowan Pottery Studio (1912-1931) |
Title |
Pair of Candlesticks for the Girl Reserves |
Date |
1929-1930 |
Designer |
R. Guy Cowan (1884-1957) |
Makers Marks |
The undersides of both pieces have an impressed manufacturer's mark that reads COWAN and another impressed circular logo that reads COWAN RG. |
Description |
The Cowan Pottery Studio (1912-1931 was established in Lakewood, Ohio (a suburb of Cleveland) in 1912 by R. Guy Cowen (1884-1957), who learned the trade at a young age from his father and grandfather. Eventually moving the operation three and a half miles down the road to Rocky River, Ohio, Cowan Pottery expanded and produced, among other things, vases, comports, candlesticks, candy, and nut dishes that were very successful with the public. Many well-known artists are affiliated with the Cowan Pottery Studio such as Waylande Gregory, Viktor Schreckengost, Thelma Frazier Winter, Margaret Postgate, Paul Bogatay, and many others. Due to financial issues during the Great Depression, Cowan reorganized into an artist colony, Cowan Potters, Inc. and eventually closed in 1931. This pair of candleholders was created for the Girl Reserves, a program started in 1918 to help girls "navigate through their lives during the chaos of war." |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed |
Height (in) |
5.500 |
Width (in) |
5.000 |
Depth (in) |
3.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Deco |
Place of Origin |
Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mark Bassett |
Source Collection |
Mark Bassett Collection |
People |
Bassett, Mark |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Art Deco Candleholders Candlesticks Cast Cleveland, Ohio Cowan Pottery Studio (1912-1931) Girl Reserves Ivory Logos Matte Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Designers Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators White Zanesville Artists Zanesville, OH |
Location |
Not on view |