Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1960.11014 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
J. B. Owens Pottery Company (1885-1907) |
Title |
Opalesce (Metal Deposit) Vase Featuring a Floral Motif |
Date |
Circa 1903 |
Designer |
John B. Lessell (1867-1926) |
Makers Marks |
The underside has an impressed manufacturer's mark that reads OWENS / 1124. |
Description |
An example from J.B. Owens Pottery Company's Opalesce (Metal Deposit) line introduced in 1903, this vase, shape number 1124, features a slip-painted floral design coated with a layer of metal applied by electroplating. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze, Metal |
Technique |
Cast, Underglaze Slip Painted, Glazed, Hand Decorated |
Height (in) |
10.250 |
Diameter (in) |
4.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Nouveau |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Tom Berkshire |
People |
Berkshire, Tom Lessell, John B. |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Art Nouveau Cast Flowers Gold Hand Decorated J.B. Owens Pottery Company (1885-1907) Metal Deposit Metallic Ohio Art Ohio Companies Ohio Designers Ohio Manufacturers Opalesce Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Red Underglaze Slip Painted Vases Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
Not on view |