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Metadata
Object ID |
2006.63 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Louwelsa Jug Featuring Corn Motif |
Date |
Introduced 1896 |
Decorator |
Unknown |
Cipher |
Possible cipher on front decoration |
Makers Marks |
The underside has a half circle impressed manufacturer's mark LOUWELSA / WELLER and an impressed "37M". |
Description |
An example of Weller Pottery Company's early Louwelsa line introduced in 1896, this jug, by an unknown pottery decorator, features a hand-decorated corn motif 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) |
6.000 |
Diameter (in) |
5.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, USA |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Downey |
Source Collection |
Downey Family Collection |
People |
Downey, Mr. and Mrs. Richard |
Search Terms |
Airbrushed American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Arts and Crafts Movement Brown Cast Corn Hand Decorated High Gloss Jugs Louwelsa Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Sprayed with an Atomizer Underglaze Slip Painted Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Weller Pottery Company Early Lines Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
Not on view |