Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2006.0.24 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Flint Faience and Tile Company (1921-1933) |
Title |
Decorative Face Tile |
Date |
Circa 1925 |
Designer |
Julio Haro (1898-1971) |
Signature |
J HARO |
Signature Location |
Partial incised signature on underside. |
Makers Marks |
This piece is unmarked. |
Description |
The Flint Faience and Tile Company (1921-1933) was founded in 1921 in Flint, Michigan by Albert Champion of AC Spark Plug Company. Champion discovered while making spark plugs for General Motors that the kilns used were being damaged by repeated heating and cooling cycles. Needing a way to keep the kilns hot, Champion fired decorative tiles during the company's off hours. The Flint Faience and Tile Company grew from there, providing creative decorative tiling, including animals, shapes, and faces, for residential and commercial properties. One of the designers hired by the company was Julio Haro (1898-1971), who eventually became chief designer for Flint Faience and Tile Company. The company remained in production until 1933. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed |
Height (in) |
5.000 |
Width (in) |
3.750 |
Depth (in) |
0.750 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Deco |
Place of Origin |
Flint, Michigan, United States |
Credit Line |
Collection of the Zanesville Museum of Art |
People |
Haro, Julio |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Art Deco Blue Cast Decorative Tiles Faces Figures Flint Faience and Tile Company (1921-1933) Flint, Michigan High Gloss Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Tiles Turbans Zanesville Artists Zanesville, OH |
Location |
Not on view |