Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1958.10752 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
LaSa Vase in a Rose and Gold Luster Glaze Featuring a Landscape and Elk |
Date |
Circa 1920 |
Designer |
Glaze designed by John B. Lessell (1867-1926) |
Makers Marks |
This piece has an etched manufacturer's mark on the base that reads Weller LaSa. |
Description |
An example from Weller Pottery Company's LaSa line introduced circa 1920, this rose and gold vase features an iridescent overglaze designed by John B. Lessell (1867-1926) and a landscape scene with an elk. Costly and challenging to produce, LaSa pieces required six firings at high temperatures. Authors have suggested that during the third stage in the process, liquid gold was applied before the piece was fired. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed |
Height (in) |
12.000 |
Diameter (in) |
5.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Pottery |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of H. Arthur Wagner |
People |
Wagner, H. Arthur Lessell, John B. |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Conservation Ohio Art Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Companies Ohio Designers Ohio Manufacturers Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the American Art Pottery Gallery, 1st Floor |