Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2005.1.75 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Louwelsa Vase Featuring a Portrait of an Indigenous American |
Date |
Introduced 1896 |
Decorator |
Karl Kappes (1861-1943) |
Signature |
K.KAPPES |
Signature Location |
Partial underglaze signature on lower right side |
Makers Marks |
The underside has a die-impressed "547 / 1". |
Description |
An example of Weller Pottery Company's early Louwelsa line introduced in 1896, this vase showcases the talent of pottery decorator Karl Kappes (1861-1943) and features a hand-decorated portrait of an Indigenous American on a dark shaded background sprayed on with an atomizer. Portraits or depictions of people of the First Nations or Indigenous Americans were common on American art pottery and captured the early twentieth century nostalgia for the disappearing frontier. Paradoxically, forced migration policies and westward expansion were responsible for the vanishing west and its indigenous populations. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Underglaze, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Underglaze Slip Painted, Glazed, Sprayed with an Atomizer |
Height (in) |
20.500 |
Diameter (in) |
5.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Downey |
Source Collection |
Downey Family Collection |
People |
Kappes, Karl Downey, Mr. and Mrs. Richard |
Search Terms |
Airbrushed American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics American Indians Arts and Crafts Movement Cast Clothing / Dress Figures, Men Hand Decorated High Gloss Indigenous Americans Louwelsa Native Americans Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Portraits 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 Arts of Ohio Gallery, 3rd Floor |