Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2006.81 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
J. B. Owens Pottery Company (1885-1907) |
Title |
Utopian Paperweight in Brown with Edmiston Horney Company Zanesville Ohio Advertisement |
Date |
Circa 1896 |
Decorator |
Unknown |
Makers Marks |
This piece has a die-impressed manufactuer's mark that reads MADE BY / THE J.B.OWENS / POTTERY CO. |
Description |
An example from J.B. Owens Pottery Company's Utopian line introduced in 1896, this brown paperweight features an advertisement for the Edmiston Horney Company Zanesville Ohio. A deer also appears on the paperweight. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze, Underglaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed |
Height (in) |
0.750 |
Width (in) |
3.750 |
Depth (in) |
2.500 |
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 |
Search Terms |
Advertisements American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Animals Arts and Crafts Movement Bucks Cast Deer Edmiston Horney Company High Gloss J.B. Owens Pottery Company (1885-1907) Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Paperweights Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Purple Utopian Violet Words and Phrases Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the American Art Pottery Gallery, 1st Floor |