Rookwood Pottery, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1900-1906

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Artifact Overview

Maria Longworth Nichols (1849-1932) founded Rookwood Pottery--the pioneering art pottery company in America--in Cincinnati in 1880. She hired talented young women (who would not have had opportunities elsewhere) as well as men to create innovative ceramic wares. Trendsetting imagery and glazes made Rookwood famous and helped establish the look of art pottery.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1900-1906

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

37.102.P.017354

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Sepia (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 7.75 in
Width: 9.5 in