Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1988.15372 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
J. B. Owens Pottery Company (1885-1907) |
Title |
Utopian Jardinière with a Daffodil |
Date |
Circa 1896 |
Decorator |
Fred Steele (1878-?) or Tot Steele (Active 1900) |
Cipher |
"S" for Fred Steel in underglaze on viewer's left |
Makers Marks |
This piece is unmarked. |
Description |
An example from the J.B. Owens Pottery Company's Utopian line introduced in 1896, this jardinière is attributed to either pottery decorator Tot Steele (Active 1900) or Fred Steele (1878-?) and features a graceful hand-decorated daffodil on a dark shaded background. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze, Underglaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed, Underglaze Slip Painted, Sprayed with an Atomizer |
Height (in) |
8.000 |
Diameter (in) |
10.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John Ray |
People |
Ray, John Steele, Fred |
Search Terms |
Airbrushed American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Arts and Crafts Movement Brown Cast Daffodils Flowers Hand Decorated J.B. Owens Pottery Company (1885-1907) Jardinières Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Sprayed with an Atomizer Underglaze Slip Painted Utopian Yellow Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
Not on view |