id: 155825 accession number: 1991.138 share license status: Copyrighted url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1991.138 updated: 2024-03-26 02:00:10.972000 Vase, 1911. Rookwood Pottery Company (American, established 1880), William E. Hentschel (American, 1907–1939). Earthenware; diameter: 10.2 cm (4 in.); overall: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ellen Laws Burwig and Elmer F. Burwig 1991.138 title: Vase title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1911 creation date earliest: 1911 creation date latest: 1911 current location: creditline: Gift of Ellen Laws Burwig and Elmer F. Burwig copyright: --- culture: America, 20th century technique: earthenware department: Decorative Art and Design collection: Decorative Arts type: Ceramic find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Rookwood Pottery Company (American, established 1880) - made by one of the most important factories for art pottery in the USA, founded in Cincinnati in 1880 by Mrs. Maria Nichols (later Mrs. Storer) with financial support from her father, Joseph Longworth, a rich patron of the arts. Named after their family home. * William E. Hentschel (American, 1907–1939) - decorated by --- measurements: Diameter: 10.2 cm (4 in.); Overall: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: incised mark of William E. Hentschel: "WEH" [in monogram.] translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES