Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2007.11.8 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Cowan Pottery Studio (1912-1931) |
Title |
Oval Console Bowl in Yellow and Green |
Date |
Circa 1921 |
Makers Marks |
The underside has an impressed manufacturer's mark that reads COWAN RG and "741B" written in black underglaze. |
Description |
The Cowan Pottery Studio (1912-1931 was established in Lakewood, Ohio (a suburb of Cleveland) in 1912 by R. Guy Cowen (1884-1957), who learned the trade at a young age from his father and grandfather. Eventually moving the operation three and a half miles down the road to Rocky River, Ohio, Cowan Pottery expanded and produced, among other things, vases, comports, candlesticks, candy, and nut dishes that were very successful with the public. Many well-known artists are affiliated with the Cowan Pottery Studio such as Waylande Gregory, Viktor Schreckengost, Thelma Frazier Winter, Margaret Postgate, Paul Bogatay, and many others. Due to financial issues during the Great Depression, Cowan reorganized into an artist colony, Cowan Potters, Inc. and eventually closed in 1931. This oval console bowl, shape number 741, features yellow and green glazes with a scalloped rim design. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed |
Height (in) |
3.500 |
Width (in) |
17.500 |
Depth (in) |
9.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Deco |
Place of Origin |
Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mark Bassett |
Source Collection |
Mark Bassett Collection |
People |
Bassett, Mark |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Art Deco Cast Cleveland, Ohio Console Bowls Cowan Pottery Studio (1912-1931) Green High Gloss Matte Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Scalloped Rims Yellow Zanesville Artists Zanesville, OH |
Location |
Not on view |