Sea Green Glazed Vase
Manufacturer
Rookwood Pottery
(American)
CultureAmerican
Date1900
MediumGlazed Ceramic
DimensionsOverall: 12 in. (30.5 cm)
InscribedIncised on bottom: Rookwood symbol for year 1900 / AH (conjoined) / K (?) / paper labels (two) label has what seems to the the number 405; a second label with the name Charles (the rest of the label is illiegible), the may be a retailer or collector's label.
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number94.18.2
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a sea-green glazed pottery vase.Label TextHoward Altman American (worked 1889-1904) Rookwood Pottery, Cincinnati, Ohio (1880-1967) Sea-green Glazed Vase 1900 Porcelaneous ware Museum Purchase 94.18.2 During the final decades of the 19th century, Rookwood was the foremost art pottery in the United States. Founded by Maria Longworth Nichols, Rookwood developed from an amateur operation in an old school house in Cincinnati, Ohio, into a very successful commercial enterprise, closing in the 1950s. Rookwood's decorators were famous for their designs taken from nature, and its early production is highly valued and avidly collected today. Though the Museum already possessed a good body of this factory's work, this and the adjacent vase by Albert Valentien are significant examples of Rookwood glazes not formerly represented in the collection. Edited By: GLYExhibition History"From Earth and Fire: Art Pottery and Art Glass from the Chrysler Museum of Art," The Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia: Autumn 1997 - Summer 1999. "Art Pottery from the Collection of The Chrysler Museum of Art," February 24, 1996 - May 25, 1997. "Treasures for the Community: The Chrysler Collects, 1989-1996," October 25, 1996 - February 16, 1997
