A Winter Morning
Artist
Sara Sax
(American, 1870 - 1949)
Manufacturer
Rookwood Pottery
(American)
CultureAmerican
Date1915
MediumGlazed ceramic pottery
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (15.9 x 21 cm)
InscribedCompany logo with RP adjoining. The R is backwards. 14 flames surround the logo with roman numerals XIV underneath. This equals 1915.
Credit LineGift of Phillip C. Hornthal
Object number76.17.1
Not on view
DescriptionWinter scene of trees, stream and morning sky in greys, pinks and blues, contemporary wood frame.Label TextSara Sax American, 1870–1949 A Winter Morning, 1915 Glazed ceramic pottery by Rookwood Pottery Company, Cincinnati, Ohio In addition to ceramic vessels, Rookwood Pottery Company produced painted ceramic plaques, framed in oak and marketed as small landscape paintings. As seen in these examples, the plaques often presented quiet landscape images inspired by the forest and hills typical of the region around Cincinnati, Ohio, where Rookwood was based. Their soft, muted colors and even lighting follow the Tonalist painting style of George Inness, whose Home at Montclair hangs nearby. Rookwood’s translucent “Vellum” glaze, developed in 1904, adds an atmospheric haziness to these dreamy, impressionistic scenes. Chrysler Museum of Art, Gift of Phillip C. Hornthal 76.17.1 Exhibition History"From Earth and Fire: Art Pottery and Art Glass from the Chrysler Museum of Art," The Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia: Autumn 1997 through Summer 1999. "Women of the Chrysler: a 400-Year Celebration of the Arts," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., March 24 - July 18, 2010. "The Artist's Garden: American Impressionism and the Garden Movement, 1887–1920," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, June 16 - September 6, 2015.
