Louwelsa

Object NameKerosene Table Lamp

Manufacturer Weller Pottery (American (Zanesville, OH), 1872 - 1948)

Artist / Maker Edward Able ((American, b. 1868))

Designer J. W. Brooks

Mediumpottery, glazed, brass, glass

ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Ceramics

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Neva Petersen Estate for the Farm House Museum. In the Farm House Museum Collection, Farm House Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Object numberUM2018.208a-d

Status

On view

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CultureAmerican

Label TextIn 1872, Samuel Augustus Weller (1851−1925) aged 21 established and operated a one-man pottery in Fultonham in Muskingum County, Ohio. Originally, Weller produced flower pots, bowls, crocks, and vases. Between 1882 and 1890, he had expanded to Zanesville, Ohio. In 1893 he saw William Long's (1844–1918) Lonhuda ware at the Chicago World's Fair, and shortly thereafter Long joined Weller to produce this faience-glazed pottery line. When Long left Weller's employ after less than a year, Weller renamed the faience line Louwelsa after his daughter Louisa, who had been born in 1896. Louwelsa wares were produced from 1896 to 1924 and continue to be popular with collectors. By 1905, Weller Pottery was the largest pottery in the country. It mass-produced art pottery until about 1920, and it produced commercial lines until the pottery closed in 1948.

PeriodArts and Crafts

Published Referenceshttps://www.bidsquare.com/online-auctions/humler-and-nolan/weller-louwelsa-lamp-vase-birds-abel-6-1-2-x-12-99774

SignedEd Abel added his signature in yellow slip near the base. Impressed on the bottom in a typical Weller half circle is the notation "Designed by J.W. Brooks".

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