Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2006.32 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Dickensware III Two-Handled Stein with a Portrait of a Colonial Gentleman |
Date |
Circa 1904 |
Decorator |
Unknown |
Designer |
Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880–1942) |
Makers Marks |
This piece has a die-impressed small manufacturer's mark on the underside that reads WELLER. |
Description |
An example from Weller Pottery Company's Dickensware III line introduced circa 1904, this high-gloss stein features a hand-painted, molded bas relief image of a colonial gentleman. The line was designed by Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880-1942) as a less expensive successor to Dickensware II and features a variety of characters, many of whom are drawn from stories by Charles Dickens (1812-1870). |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Hand Decorated, Glazed |
Height (in) |
4.250 |
Diameter (in) |
4.500 |
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 |
Downey, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rhead, Frederick Hurten |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Arts and Crafts Movement Cast Clothing / Dress Colonists Dickensware III Figures, Men Gray Hats Headwear High Gloss Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Designers Ohio Manufacturers Pipes Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Red Coats Steins Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Weller Pottery Company Early Lines Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
Not on view |