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Metadata
Object ID |
2019.005.001 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Rookwood Pottery Company (1880-1967) |
Title |
Ivory/Ivory Jewel Porcelain Vase Hand Decorated with Fawns and Fauna |
Date |
1946 |
Decorator |
Jens Jensen (1898-1978) |
Cipher |
Encircled "J" with wings for Jens Jensen in black on the underside |
Makers Marks |
The underside has a die-impressed manufacturer's mark with the conjoined "RP" flame logo with 14 flames / Roman numerals "XLVI" designating that this piece was made in 1946 / and a die-impressed shape number "29_ _" with the letter "B" representing size B of this shape. The last two digits of the shape number are missing due to a drill hole in the underside of the piece. |
Description |
An example of Rookwood Pottery Company's (1880-1967) Ivory/Ivory Jewel Porcelain glaze, first introduced in 1916, this vase showcases the talent of pottery decorator Jens Jensen (1895-1978) and features hand-decorated fawns and fauna on a light blue background. This glaze is characterized by a hazy, semi-translucent, appearance created by tiny imbedded bubble-like structures. |
Medium |
Porcelain, Glaze, Slip |
Technique |
Cast, Hand Decorated, Underglaze Slip Painted, Glazed |
Height (in) |
15.000 |
Diameter (in) |
7.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Deco |
Place of Origin |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mr. Allan Wunsch |
Source Collection |
Allan Wunsch Collection |
People |
Jensen, Jens Wunsch, Allan |
Search Terms |
American Art Pottery Animals Art Deco Blue Cincinnati, Ohio Deer Fawns Green Hand Decorated Ivory/Ivory Jeweled Porcelain Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Rookwood Pottery Company (1880-1967) Trees Vases White |
Location |
On view in the Arts of Ohio Gallery, 3rd Floor |