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Metadata
Object ID |
2006.38 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Dickens Ware II Pillow Vase with Duck and Fish |
Date |
Introduced 1900 |
Artist |
Charles Babcock Upjohn (1866-1953) |
Decorator |
Gordon Mull (1880-1970) |
Designer |
Charles Babcock Upjohn (1866-1953) |
Signature |
"CB. Upjohn" and "G.Mull" |
Signature Location |
Partial signatures incised on viewer's left base. |
Makers Marks |
The underside has a half circle impressed manufacturer's mark DICKENSWARE / WELLER, a hand-incised square and an impressed "575". |
Description |
An example from Weller Pottery Company's Dickens Ware II line introduced in 1900, this unusual matte pillow vase features an intricately incised image of a duck and fish. Animals were a common motif for this line designed by Charles Babcock Upjohn (1866-1953) along with a variety of characters, many of whom are drawn from stories by Charles Dickens (1812-1870). This piece also features two partial signatures of the designer Charles Babcock Upjohn and the decorator Gordon Mull who often worked together, Mull incising and Upjohn decorating. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed, Hand Decorated, Sgraffito |
Height (in) |
1.000 |
Width (in) |
10.000 |
Depth (in) |
6.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Downey |
Source Collection |
Downey Family Collection |
People |
Downey, Mr. and Mrs. Richard |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Animals Arts and Crafts Movement Cast Dickens Ware II Ducks Fish Footed Vessels Green Lakes Matte Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Designers Ohio Manufacturers Pillow Vases Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Weller Pottery Company Early Lines Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
Not on view |