Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2005.1.74 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Matt Floretta Pitcher in Blue and Brown with Pears on a Tree |
Date |
Circa 1904 |
Decorator |
Charles A. Dusenberry (1884-1970) |
Designer |
Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880–1942) |
Cipher |
A "C.D." for Charles A. Dusenberry appears under the handle. |
Makers Marks |
This piece has an incised manufacturer's mark on the underside that reads DICKENS / WELLER. This piece also has a molded and raised 264 on the underside. |
Description |
An example from Weller Pottery Company's Matt Floretta line produced circa 1904, this blue and brown pitcher features incised, or sgraffito, decorations of pears on a tree. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed, Sgraffito Decorated |
Height (in) |
13.500 |
Diameter (in) |
5.500 |
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 Rhead, Frederick Hurten Dusenberry, Charles |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Arts and Crafts Movement Blue Brown Cast Food Fruits Matt Floretta Matte Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Designers Ohio Manufacturers Pears Pitchers Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Sgraffito Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Weller Pottery Company Early Lines Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the American Art Pottery Gallery, 1st Floor |