id:			155828
accession number:	1991.140
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1991.140
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:10.991000

Vase, 1893. Rookwood Pottery Company (American, established 1880), Emma D. Foertmeyer (American), Gorham Manufacturing Company (America, est. 1831). Earthenware with silver overlay and three silver handles; diameter: 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.); overall: 10.4 x 11.9 cm (4 1/8 x 4 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ellen Laws Burwig and Elmer F. Burwig 1991.140

title:				Vase
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creation date:			1893
creation date earliest:		1893
creation date latest:		1893
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creditline:			Gift of Ellen Laws Burwig and Elmer F. Burwig
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culture:	America, 19th century
technique:	earthenware with silver overlay and three silver handles
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Ceramic
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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.
* Emma D. Foertmeyer (American)  - decorated by

* Gorham Manufacturing Company (America, est. 1831)  - silverwork by
one of the largest firms of silversmiths in the USA, founded in 1818 by Jabez Gorham (1792-1869) in Providence , Rhode Island.
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measurements: Diameter: 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.); Overall: 10.4 x 11.9 cm (4 1/8 x 4 11/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Stamped on rim of base: "Gorham MKG. CO."
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	inscription:	Engraved on rime of base: "R. 1531".
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	inscription:	Scratched underside: unidentified lines and sun type image.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Turner, Evan H. "Selected 1991 Acquisitions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 79, no. 2 (1992): 63-83.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 71; Mentioned: p. 79
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161350

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