Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2005.95 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Blue Louwelsa Vase Featuring Pansies and Nasturtiums |
Date |
Introduced 1896 |
Decorator |
Lillie Catherine Mitchell (1882-1948) |
Cipher |
"L.M." in white slip for Lillie C. Mitchell on back of vase |
Makers Marks |
This piece has a die-impressed full circle manufacturer's mark on the underside that reads Louwelsa Weller. This piece also has "X / 502" impressed on the underside. |
Description |
An example of Weller Pottery Company's early Louwelsa line introduced in 1896, this blue vase showcases the talent of pottery decorator Lillie Catherine Mitchell (1882-1948) and features graceful hand-decorated pansies and nasturtiums on a blue shaded background sprayed on with an atomizer. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Underglaze, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Underglaze Slip Painted, Glazed, Sprayed with an Atomizer |
Height (in) |
8.250 |
Diameter (in) |
4.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Judith Downey Tucker and Mark R. Downey |
Source Collection |
Downey Family Collection |
People |
Downey, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mitchell, Lillian Catherine |
Search Terms |
Airbrushed American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Arts and Crafts Movement Blue Cast Female Artists Flowers Hand Decorated High Gloss Leaves Louwelsa Nasturtiums Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pansies Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Sprayed with an Atomizer Underglaze Slip Painted Vases Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Weller Pottery Company Early Lines Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the American Art Pottery Gallery, 1st Floor |