Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2007.11.11 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Cowan Pottery Studio (1912-1931) |
Title |
Normandy Diamond Shaped Bowl |
Date |
Circa 1921 |
Designer |
R. Guy Cowan (1884-1957) and Waylande Gregory (1905-1971) |
Makers Marks |
The underside has an impressed manufacturer's mark of a circular logo that reads COWAN RG. |
Description |
The Cowan Pottery Studio (1912-1931 was established in Lakewood, Ohio (a suburb of Cleveland) in 1912 by R. Guy Cowen (1884-1957), who learned the trade at a young age from his father and grandfather. Eventually moving the operation three and a half miles down the road to Rocky River, Ohio, Cowan Pottery expanded and produced, among other things, vases, comports, candlesticks, candy, and nut dishes that were very successful with the public. Many well-known artists are affiliated with the Cowan Pottery Studio such as Waylande Gregory, Viktor Schreckengost, Thelma Frazier Winter, Margaret Postgate, Paul Bogatay, and many others. Due to financial issues during the Great Depression, Cowan reorganized into an artist colony, Cowan Potters, Inc. and eventually closed in 1931. This piece, shape number 837, is part of the Normandy table setting designed by R. Guy Cowan and Waylande Gregory (1905-1971). |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed |
Height (in) |
2.500 |
Width (in) |
13.000 |
Depth (in) |
9.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Deco |
Place of Origin |
Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mark Bassett |
Source Collection |
Mark Bassett Collection |
People |
Bassett, Mark |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Art Deco Blue Bowls Cast Cleveland, Ohio Cowan Pottery Studio (1912-1931) Cream Decorative Bowls Diamonds Footed Vessels High Gloss Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Designers Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Zanesville Artists Zanesville, OH |
Location |
On view in the Arts of Ohio Gallery, 3rd Floor |