Trumpet Vine Pitcher
Artist
Albert Robert Valentien
(American, 1862-1925)
Manufacturer
Rookwood Pottery
(American)
Date1882
MediumGlazed ceramic pottery
DimensionsOverall: 11 in. (27.9 cm)
ClassificationsDecorative arts
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number77.813
Terms
- Cincinnati, OH
On View
Not on viewLabel TextAlbert Robert Valentien American, 1862–1925 Trumpet Vine Pitcher, 1882 Glazed ceramic pottery by Rookwood Pottery Company, Cincinnati, Ohio Chrysler Museum of Art, Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 77.813 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.
