Vase, 1908
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Artifact Overview
The Rookwood Pottery was founded in Cincinnati in 1880 by Maria Longworth Nichols. She hired many talented potters and decorators, making the firm a leader among art potteries by the 1890s. Producing ceramics in all the popular styles, here is an excellent example of their Arts and Crafts work, featuring a simple shape, matte green glaze, and stylized floral decoration.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Vase
Date Made
1908
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Decorated by Albert F. Pons at Rookwood Pottery Company in Cincinnati, Ohio
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.4.5847
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Earthenware
Color
Green
Dimensions
Height: 2.5 in
Length: 4.25 in
Width: 4.25 in
Inscriptions
on bottom [impressed]:
[Rookwood flame] / VII / 770 / AP
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SetAmerican Arts and Crafts Movement
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The Arts and Crafts movement emerged in the 1860s and 1870s in England, then the most industrialized country in the world. Theorists and designers promoted a return to an idealized past where artists and craftsmen collaborated to create beautiful and useful objects. Many of the movement's ideas spread to the United States by 1900. Here is a representative group of objects from our collection, featuring high-end to mass-market examples.