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- Tried by Fire: A Work on China Painting, 1886 - Susan Frackelton's "Tried by Fire" was one the most influential manuals used by women interested in china painting in the late 19th century. The fashion for china painting began in the 1870s and reached its peak around 1900. Frackelton produced some pottery herself but is most noted for her ceramic academy in Milwaukee and promoting the Art Pottery Movement.
- 1886
- Collections - Artifact
Tried by Fire: A Work on China Painting, 1886
Susan Frackelton's "Tried by Fire" was one the most influential manuals used by women interested in china painting in the late 19th century. The fashion for china painting began in the 1870s and reached its peak around 1900. Frackelton produced some pottery herself but is most noted for her ceramic academy in Milwaukee and promoting the Art Pottery Movement.
- Bowl by Susan Frackelton, 1893 - Artist Susan Frackelton worked in various media, starting with decorating china blanks, then gradually moving into throwing pots and working in different ceramic media. Salt glaze stoneware is a technique that goes back to the 18th century in America and was primarily for utilitarian wares. Frackelton made this salt glaze stoneware bowl highly decorative.
- 1893
- Collections - Artifact
Bowl by Susan Frackelton, 1893
Artist Susan Frackelton worked in various media, starting with decorating china blanks, then gradually moving into throwing pots and working in different ceramic media. Salt glaze stoneware is a technique that goes back to the 18th century in America and was primarily for utilitarian wares. Frackelton made this salt glaze stoneware bowl highly decorative.
- Pitcher by George Ohr and Susan Frackelton, 1899 - Artist Susan Frackelton visited the eccentric ceramicist Geroge Ohr in the late 1890s. Together, they produced a body of work that expresses their highly original approach to ceramics. This unglazed pitcher is a good example of their collaboration.
- 1899
- Collections - Artifact
Pitcher by George Ohr and Susan Frackelton, 1899
Artist Susan Frackelton visited the eccentric ceramicist Geroge Ohr in the late 1890s. Together, they produced a body of work that expresses their highly original approach to ceramics. This unglazed pitcher is a good example of their collaboration.