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Metadata
Object ID |
2012.027.002 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Jap Birdimal Vase in Pink with Portrait of Japanese Woman |
Date |
Circa 1903 |
Decorator |
Unknown |
Designer |
Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880–1942) |
Cipher |
An "L S" appears on the viewer's right. Decorator unknown. |
Makers Marks |
This piece has a die-impressed "X" and "8" on the underside. |
Description |
An example from Weller Pottery Company's Jap Birdimal line introduced circa 1903, this pink vase, designed by Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880-1942), features a portrait of a Japanese woman, also known as a Geisha. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed, Squeeze-bag, Hand Decorated |
Height (in) |
7.500 |
Diameter (in) |
4.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Purchased with funds donated by Pottery Lovers |
Source Collection |
Allan Wunsch Collection |
People |
Rhead, Frederick Hurten |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Arts and Crafts Movement Cast Clothing / Dress Figures, Women Geishas Hand Decorated High Gloss Jap Birdimal Japanese Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Designers Ohio Manufacturers Pink Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Squeeze Bag Decorated Vases Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Weller Pottery Company Early Lines Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
Not on view |