Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2006.89 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Louwelsa Pillow Vase Featuring a St. Bernard |
Date |
Introduced 1896 |
Decorator |
Elizabeth Blake (1871-?) |
Signature |
L. BLAKE |
Signature Location |
Partial underglaze signature on back left foot. |
Makers Marks |
The underside has a half circle impressed manufacturer's mark on the underside that reads LOUWELSA / WELLER. This piece also has an impressed "841/4" and "K" on the underside. |
Description |
An example of Weller Pottery Company's early Louwelsa line introduced in 1896, this brown pillow vase, hand decorated by Elizabeth (Lisabeth) Blake (1871-?), features a portrait of a St. Bernard. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze, Underglaze |
Technique |
Cast, Hand Decorated, Underglaze Slip Painted, Glazed, Atomizer Sprayed |
Height (in) |
7.500 |
Width (in) |
9.000 |
Depth (in) |
3.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Downey |
Source Collection |
Downey Family Collection |
People |
Downey, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Blake, Elizabeth |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Animals Arts and Crafts Movement Atomizers Brown Cast Dogs Female Artists Footed Vessels Hand Decorated High Gloss Louwelsa Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pillow Vases Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators St. Bernards Underglaze Slip Painted Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Weller Pottery Company Early Lines Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
Not on view |