Permanent Collection Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
2007.13.2 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Dickens Ware II Vase Featuring Rembrandt's "Self-Portrait Wearing a White Feathered Bonnet" |
Date |
Introduced 1900, 1901 |
Decorator |
Levi J. Burgess (1882-1943) |
Designer |
Charles Babcock Upjohn (1866-1953) |
Signature |
Partial incised signature "L.J. Burgess. 1901" |
Signature Location |
Below decoration on front of vessel |
Makers Marks |
The underside has a half circle impressed manufacturer's mark DICKENSWARE / WELLER, an impressed "571" and "12" and a hand-incised "KB". |
Description |
An example from Weller Pottery Company's Dickens Ware II line introduced in 1900, this matte vase features a representation of Rembrandt's famous painting "Self-Portrait Wearing a White Feathered Bonnet." This line features numerous examples of representations of well-known works of art likely designed Charles Babcock Upjohn (1866-1953). Dickens Ware II also features a variety of characters, many of whom are drawn from stories by Charles Dickens (1812-1870). |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed, Hand Decorated, Sgraffito |
Height (in) |
11.000 |
Diameter (in) |
5.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Brad and Sandy Johnson |
People |
Johnson, Brad and Sandy |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Arts and Crafts Movement Cast Cavaliers Clothing / Dress Dickens Ware II Dutch Golden Age Figures, Men Hats Headwear Matte Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Designers Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Rembrandt Self-Portrait Vases Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Weller Pottery Company Early Lines Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
Not on view |