Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1999.115 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Louwelsa Vase Featuring Peonies |
Date |
Introduced 1896 |
Decorator |
Frank Ferrell (1878-1961) |
Signature |
Ferrell |
Signature Location |
Partial underglaze signature on viewer's right fro |
Makers Marks |
The underside has a half circle impressed manufacturer's mark on the underside that reads LOUWELSA / WELLER. This piece also has an impressed "K", "585" and "8" on the underside. |
Description |
An example of Weller Pottery Company's early Louwelsa line introduced in 1896, this vase showcases the talent of pottery decorator Frank Ferrell (1878-1961) and features graceful hand-decorated peonies on a dark shaded background sprayed on with an atomizer. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Underglaze, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Underglaze Slip Painted, Glazed, Sprayed with an Atomizer |
Height (in) |
12.500 |
Diameter (in) |
7.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Bequest of Pauline Page |
Source Collection |
Pauline Page Collection |
People |
Page, Pauline Ferrell, Frank |
Search Terms |
Airbrushed American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Arts and Crafts Movement Brown Cast Flowers Hand Decorated High Gloss Louwelsa Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Peonies 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 |
Not on view |