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Metadata
Object ID |
2007.22.1ab |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Homer Laughlin China Company (1871-Present) |
Title |
Wells Art Glaze Cup and Saucer in Pink |
Date |
Circa 1935 |
Designer |
Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880–1942) |
Makers Marks |
The saucer has a blue manufacturer's ink stamp on the underside that reads Art / Wells / Glazes / Made in U.S.A. The cup is unmarked. |
Description |
The Homer Laughlin China Company (1871-Present) was founded by brothers Shakespeare and Homer Laughlin in East Liverpool, Ohio as one of the first whiteware plants in the country. Originally named Ohio Valley Pottery, then Laughlin Bros. Pottery, Homer Laughlin bought his brother's share of the company and renamed it after himself. Homer Laughlin sold his share in the company to William Edwin Wells in 1889, and soon after the company was officially named the Homer Laughlin China Company. Upon moving to Newell, West Virginia in 1907, the company began producing a robust selection of dinnerware and kitchenware. In 1927, Homer Laughlin China Company hired Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880-1942), who designed celebrated lines such as Fiesta Ware and Harlequin. The Homer Laughlin China Company is still one of largest producers of China in the United States today. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed |
Height (in) |
3.000 |
Diameter (in) |
6.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Mid-Century Modern |
Place of Origin |
Newell, West Virginia, United States |
Credit Line |
Purchase, Ayers Collection Fund |
People |
Purchase, Ayers Collection Fund Rhead, Frederick Hurten |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Cast Cup and Saucer Sets Cups Dinnerware East Liverpool, Ohio Homer Laughlin China Company (1871-Present) Kitchenware Mid-Century Modern Newell, West Virginia Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pink Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Saucers Wells Art Glazes White Ware Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
Not on view |
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