Bowl

Object NameBowl

Studio Rookwood Pottery (American (Cincinnati, OH), 1880 - 1959)

Date1924

MediumCeramic

ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Ceramics

Credit LineTransferred from the Applied Art Dept. In the permanent collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Object number74.32.171

Status

On view

Collections

Decorative Arts

CultureAmerican

Label TextLocated in Cincinnati, Ohio, Rookwood Pottery was the most important and influential of the art potteries. It was founded by a woman, Maria Longworth Nichols (American, 1849–1932). Art pottery was a particular niche of women because many were involved in the hobby of china painting, thought to be a suitable outlet for women's artistic talents. Nichols promoted her Rookwood Pottery business as more interested in artistic expression than profit. In 1883, Laura Fry introduced the use of an atomizer for application of the decoration, and this technique became known as the "Rookwood Standard." It gave the pottery a subtle and delicate gradation in tones. Rookwood also experimented in underglaze decoration, and Rookwood Pottery won a gold medal at the 1889 Paris World's Fair.

MarkingsCase H AA Shelf II Inv. no. 898 Xxiv 2755

PeriodArts and Craft

Locations