Vase
Artist
Charles S. Todd
Manufacturer
Rookwood Pottery
(American)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1919
MediumGlazed ceramic pottery
DimensionsOverall: 24 in. (61 cm)
InscribedSigned "C.S.T." for artist Charles S. Todd (1885-1950); Rookwood flame mark of 1919 stamped on bottom.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number77.843
Not on view
DescriptionTall baluster vase of matte blue with raised floral decorations on shoulder.Label TextCharles S. Todd American, 1885–1950 Vase, ca. 1919 Glazed ceramic pottery by Rookwood Pottery Company, Cincinnati, Ohio Chrysler Museum of Art, Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 77.843 Rookwood Pottery Company American, founded in 1880 Rookwood Pottery was founded by Maria Longworth Nichols Storer (1849–1932), a talented society woman from Cincinnati, Ohio, who painted china as a hobby. Nichols created her own pottery company after seeing impressive European and Asian ceramics at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Many of the professional artists she hired were women, including Sara Sax, whose work appears elsewhere in this exhibition. Recognized for its imaginative colors and glaze techniques, Rookwood’s most popular products feature floral designs, as seen in the smaller pieces here. Many later designs, such as the tall blue vase at center, used matte surfaces and enhanced the floral motifs with low relief, giving the design a hazy appearance much like an Impressionist painting. Exhibition History"The Artist's Garden: American Impressionism and the Garden Movement, 1887–1920," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, June 16 - September 6, 2015.
