Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1978.12627 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Peters and Reed Pottery Company (1899-1921) |
Title |
Scenic Chromal Vase Featuring a Landscape |
Date |
Circa 1910 |
Makers Marks |
This piece is unmarked. |
Description |
The Peters and Reed Pottery Company (1899-1921) was founded in 1899 in Zanesville, Ohio by John D. Peters and Adam Reed. Using local red clay, the company produced both functional and decorative pottery. Well-known decorator and designer Frank Ferrell (1878-1961) began working for Peters and Reed in 1912. The Scenic Chromal line Peters and Reed Pottery Company changed its name to The Zane Pottery Company around 1921 and continued to offer the same lines and wares until 1941, when the Lawton Gondor bought the company and renamed it Gondor Ceramic Arts, Inc. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed |
Height (in) |
7.000 |
Diameter (in) |
7.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Pottery |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of the Children of Basil Norris, Sr. and Nellie Mae Norris |
People |
Norris, C. Richard |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Blue Cast Chromal Scenic Green High Gloss Landscapes Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Peters and Reed Pottery Company (1899-1921) Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Vases Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the American Art Pottery Gallery, 1st Floor |