Permanent Collection Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
1958.10765 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Sicardo Plaque Featuring an Iridescent Glaze and a Depiction of St. Cecilia, Patron Saint of Music |
Date |
Circa 1902 |
Decorator |
Jacques Sicard (1865-1923) |
Designer |
Jacques Sicard (1865-1923) |
Makers Marks |
This piece has an etched manufacturer's mark on the front lower right that reads SICARD WELLER. |
Description |
An example from Weller Pottery Company's Sicardo line introduced in 1902 and discontinued in 1907, this plaque was designed and decorated by French ceramicist Jacques Sicard (1865-1923) and features an iridescent glaze and depicts St. Cecilia, a Roman martyr venerated by the Catholic church as the patron saint of music. Sicard studied with the French ceramicist Clément Massier who operated a factory and gallery complex in Golfe-Juan along France's Côte d'Azur. In 1883, Massier developed an iridescent, metallic luster glaze, which was awarded a gold medal at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. Massier's student and apprentice, Jacques Sicard and his partner Henri Gellée, came to the United States by invitation of Sam Weller, the owner of Weller Pottery Company, to replicate Massier's iridescent line. This piece was given to the museum by Mrs. Harry Weller (née Jessie Hunter, 1882-1958) upon her death in 1958. Mrs. Weller was married to Harry Weller who was President of Weller Pottery Company and the nephew of its founder, Samuel A. Weller. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed, Hand Decorated |
Height (in) |
19.000 |
Width (in) |
13.000 |
Depth (in) |
1.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Nouveau |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Bequest of Mrs. Harry Weller |
People |
Sicard, Jacques Weller, Mrs. Harry |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Art Nouveau Cast Clothing / Dress Figures, Women Green Hand Decorated Hats Headwear Iridescent Luster Metallic Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Designers Ohio Manufacturers Plaques Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Purple Saints Sicardo Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Weller Pottery Company Early Lines Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the American Art Pottery Gallery, 1st Floor |
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