Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2006.24.15 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) |
Title |
Besline Vase in Orange with White Berries and Leaves |
Date |
Circa 1925 |
Designer |
John B. Lessell (1867-1926) |
Makers Marks |
This piece is unmarked. |
Description |
An example from Weller Pottery Company's Besline line introduced circa 1925 and designed by John B. Lessell (1867-1926), this orange vase features white, acid-etched berry and leaf decorations. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed, Acid Etched |
Height (in) |
14.500 |
Diameter (in) |
8.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Art Pottery |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Purchase, Ayers Collection Fund |
People |
Lessell, John B. Purchase, Ayers Collection Fund |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Berries Besline Cast Food Footed Vessels Fruits High Gloss Iridescent Leaves Luster Metallic Ohio Art Ohio Artists Ohio Companies Ohio Designers Ohio Manufacturers Orange Pottery Artists Pottery Decorators Vases Weller Pottery Company (1872-1948) Weller Pottery Company Middle-Period Lines White Zanesville Artists Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the American Art Pottery Gallery, 1st Floor |