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Metadata
Object ID |
1952.10387 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Louwelsa Pillow Vase Featuring Leaves and Berries |
Date |
Introduced 1896 |
Decorator |
Elizabeth Ayers (1862-1947) |
Cipher |
What appears to be an "EA" for Elizabeth Ayers appears on the viewer's left |
Makers Marks |
The underside has a half-circle impressed manufacturer's mark LOUWELSA / WELLER. This piece also has an impressed "X" and "502" on the underside. |
Description |
Created by Weller Pottery Company and introduced in 1896, the Louwelsa line name is derived from the combination of the first three letters of company founder Sam Weller's daughter's name Louise, the first three letters of their surname Weller, and Samuel A. Weller's initials SA. This small vase bears all the Louwelsa characteristics and features a dark shaded background sprayed on using an atomizer and delicate berries hand painted by decorator Elizabeth Ayers (1862-1947). Ayers was the sister of Edward M. Ayers, the co-founder of the Zanesville Museum of Art. This vase was donated to the museum by Elizabeth Ayers' daughter Margaret Ayers Gorsuch. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze, Underglaze |
Technique |
Cast, Hand Decorated, Underglaze Slip Painted, Glazed, Atomizer Sprayed |
Height (in) |
6.750 |
Width (in) |
7.000 |
Depth (in) |
3.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Arts and Crafts Movement |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mrs. Charles Gorsuch, Mrs. Charles Runkle, and Mrs. Russell Hay |
Source Collection |
Gorsuch Family Collection |
People |
Ayers, Elizabeth Gorsuch, Mrs. Charles, Mrs. Charles Runkle, and Mrs. Russell Hay |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Arts and Crafts Movement Atomizers Berries Cast Female Artists Hand Decorated High Gloss Leaves Louwelsa Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Pillow Vases Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Underglaze Slip Painted Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Weller Pottery Company Early Lines Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
Not on view |