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On display
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Jar

1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rookwood Pottery (maker)
Wilcox, Harriet Elizabeth (decorator)
Place of origin
Cincinnati (made)

Jar, glazed earthenware with sprays of freesias

Object details

Object type
Jar
Materials and techniques
Glazed earthenware, with painted slip decoration
Earthenware
Glaze
Paint
Slip
Glazed
Painted
Brief description
Jar, glazed earthenware with sprays of freesias, made by Rookwood Pottery, Cincinatti; 1900.
Physical description
Jar, glazed earthenware with sprays of freesias
Gallery label
(1987-2006)
VASE ‘FREESIAS’

1686-1900

'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'

The original inspiration for the founder, Maria Longworth Nichols, and the artists at Rookwood were the impasto 'barbotine' wares shown at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Between 1880 and 1900 they graduated from copying this technique to developing their own style, the most important development being the discovery of the air-spray method of applying coloured slips as a finely shaded ground. After decoration these were covered with shiny or matt glazes. This vase is a part of the 'Iris' line: it was purchased from Siegfried Bing’s shop, L’Art Nouveau .
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
1686-1900

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Record createdJune 11, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O81389/jar-wilcox-harriet-elizabeth/
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