Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2006.2 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Rookwood Pottery Company (1880-1967) |
Title |
Three-Spouted Standard Glaze Pitcher Hand Decorated with a Portrait of a Boy |
Date |
1892 |
Decorator |
Sarah Alice (Sallie) Toohey (1872-1941) |
Cipher |
What appears to be a stylized "ST" for Sarah Alice Toohey on underside. |
Makers Marks |
The underside has a die-impressed manufacturer's mark with the conjoined "RP" flame logo with 6 flames, designating that this piece was made in 1892 / shape number 259C / W, indicating a light buff clay body is used. |
Description |
An example of Rookwood Pottery Company's Standard Glaze introduced in 1884, this three-spouted pitcher, shape number 259C, was hand decorated by Sarah Alice Toohey (1872-1941) in 1893. It features a hand-painted portrait of a boy on an airbrushed background. Given its name because it was the standard product line produced by Rookwood during the company's early years, the Standard Glaze line received international recognition at the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris. |
Medium |
Light Buff Clay Body, Glaze, Slip, Wash |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed, Hand Decorated, Sprayed with an Atomizer |
Height (in) |
6.000 |
Width (in) |
7.500 |
Depth (in) |
5.250 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Downey |
Source Collection |
Downey Family Collection |
People |
Toohey, Sarah Alice Downey, Mr. and Mrs. Richard |
Search Terms |
Airbrushed American Art Pottery Arts and Crafts Movement Boys Brown Cast Cincinnati, Ohio Clothing / Dress Female Artists Figures, Children Figures, Men Gloss Hand Decorated Hats Headwear Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pitchers Portraits Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Rookwood Pottery Company (1880-1967) Sprayed with an Atomizer Standard Glaze Translucent Underglaze Slip Painted White Clay Body Yellow |
Location |
On view in the American Art Pottery Gallery, 1st Floor |