Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1974.13031 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
J. B. Owens Pottery Company (1885-1907) |
Title |
Paperweight for the Edmiston Horney Company |
Date |
Circa 1900 |
Makers Marks |
The underside has an impressed manufacturer's mark that reads MADE BY / The J.B. OWENS / Pottery Co. |
Description |
An example from the J.B. Owens Pottery Company's Majolica Finish line introduced in 1895, this paperweight was a promotional item created for the Edmiston Horney Company, a book and stationary business in Zanesville, Ohio. It features a deer head with the words "EDMISTON HORNEY CO., ZANESVILLE OHIO" underneath in a dark blue majolica-like high gloss finish typical of the line. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed |
Height (in) |
0.750 |
Width (in) |
4.000 |
Depth (in) |
2.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Everett S. Greer |
People |
Greer, Everett S. |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Animals Antlers Arts and Crafts Movement Blue Cast Deer Edmiston Horney Company J.B. Owens Pottery Company (1885-1907) Majolica Finish Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Paperweights Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Words and Phrases Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
Not on view |