Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1976.12131 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
J. B. Owens Pottery Company (1885-1907) |
Title |
Opalesce Gun Metal Vase with a Floral Decoration |
Date |
Circa 1905 |
Decorator |
George Newton Owens (Active Circa 1905) |
Designer |
John B. Lessell (1867-1926) |
Makers Marks |
This piece has a die-impressed manufacturer's mark on the underside that reads OWENS / 1125. |
Description |
An example from J.B. Owens Pottery Company's Opalesce Gun Metal line introduced in 1905, this vase, shape number 1125, features a slip-painted floral design coated with a layer of metal applied by electroplating. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Metal, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Underglaze Slip Painted, Glazed, Hand Decorated |
Height (in) |
18.000 |
Diameter (in) |
8.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Nouveau |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Hann Heirs |
People |
Hann, Edna Garrett Lessell, John B. Owens, George Newton |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Art Nouveau Cast Flowers Green Hand Decorated J.B. Owens Pottery Company (1885-1907) Metallic Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Designers Ohio Manufacturers Opalesce Gun Metal Pottery Artists Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Underglaze Slip Painted Vases Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the American Art Pottery Gallery, 1st Floor |