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American Ceramics, 1875-1925
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on June 7, 2012 at 4:16:17 pm
14 July 2012 - TBA
The Mint Museum, Randolph
The decades surrounding 1900 were an exciting time in American ceramics as craftsmen and designers competed for their own share of the luxury goods market as well as for favorable critical reviews at international expositions held regularly during this time period. American manufactories, determined to make products that rivaled those of their more established European and Asian counterparts, exhibited tremendous artistic creativity and introduced many technological innovations. Many companies hired skilled artisans and craftsmen to improve the quality of their wares and create prototypically American works. This exhibition showcases over 35 American ceramics from The Mint Museum's permanent collection, highlighting the remarkable work of American craftsmen and designers at the turn of the 20th century.
Featured Groups and Manufactories
Ceramic Art Company
- The Ceramic Art Company, founded in 1889 in Trenton, NJ by Walter Scott Lenox and Jonathan Coxon, was an incarnation of the present-day Lenox, Inc. An early producer of American Belleek porcelain, the company grew from an 18 person art studio producing one-of-a-kind wares to a larger manufacturer of full service dinnerware, prompting the name change to Lenox Incorporated in 1906.
- Detailed history of the company from Lenox
- Examples and an overview of the Ceramic Art Company's evolution from Stockton College of New Jersey's Educational Technology Training Center
Chelsea Keramic Art Works
- Chelsea Keramic Art Works was founded by Hugh C. Robertson and his father in 1872. Known for their Grecian terra cotta and Pompeian bronzes, the company contributed greatly to the Art Pottery Movement by developing the Chelsea faience, underglazed opaque earthenware that resulted in the development of other American faience. After years of experimenting, Robertson discovered a recipe for the secret Chinese glaze, Sang-de-Boeuf, and produced 300 pieces of what he dubbed Sang de Chelses in 1888. However, his experiments exhausted the finances of Chelsea Keramic Art Works, causing the studio to close in 1889.
- Images of works from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Informative article on American Ceramics, 1876 - 1956 by Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen and Adrienne Spinozzi from Antiques & Fine Art Magazine
Jervis Pottery
Newcomb Pottery
Ott and Brewer
Rookwood Pottery
- Rookwood was founded in 1880 by Maria Longworth Nichols Storer after she was excluded from the Cincinnati Pottery Club. She was in fact extended an invitation to join, but never received it. Storer saw it as a personal insult from M. Louise McLaughlin, and their rivalry was born. Located in Cincinnati and named for Storer's family home, Rookwood is characterized by a wide range of subjects: flowers, insects, Native American portraits, landscapes, and Japanese themes. There were a variety of glazes used including Standard, Vellum, Iris and Matte.
- Peck, Herbert. The Book of Rookwood Pottery. New York: Bonanza, 1968. NK4340.R7 P4 1968b
- Article from Just Art Pottery on Rookwood's origins and style.
- In-depth piece chronicling the rivalry between Storer and McLaughlin and their influence in Cincinatti from Discovering the Story on the Cincinnati Art Museum's website
Roseville Pottery
Teco (Gates Potteries)
Union Porcelain Works
Weller Pottery
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Formerly Lonhuda Pottery, Weller Pottery Company is named for its founder Samuel Weller. Weller usually took cues from Rookwood pottery in glazes and techniques, partially due to its close proximity to Cincinnati in Zanesville, Ohio and Laura Fry's influence. For example, Louwelsa was developed by Fry as a variant of Rookwood's Standard. Weller's only unique glaze to the American market was Sicardo developed by Jaques Sicard. It is characterized by rainbows of color and iridescence. Weller Pottery usually has nature motifs and forms which are all similar to Newcomb as well as Rookwood Pottery.
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Carrigan, Linda. Weller pottery: the rare, the unusual, the seldom seen. Sarasota, FL: Marlin Media Pub., 2003.
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McDonald, Ann Gilbert. All about Weller: a history and collector's guide to Weller Pottery, Zanesville, Ohio. Marietta, OH: Antique Publications, c1989, c2006.
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Article from Just Art Pottery with examples and additional information
Willets Manufacturing Company
Print Resources from The Mint Museum Library
- Clark, Garth. American ceramics, 1876 to the present. New York: Abbeville Press, 1987.
- Dietz, Ulysses G. Masterpieces of art pottery, 1880 - 1930. Newark, NJ: Newark Museum, 2009.
- Levin, Elaine. The history of American ceramics, 1607 to the present: from pipkins and bean pots to contemporary forms. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1988.
- Perry, Barbara. Fragile blossoms, enduring earth: the Japanese influence on American ceramics. Syracuse, NY: Everson Museum of Art, 1989.
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Created by Nicole Jacobson, Volunteer for The Mint Museum Library
American Ceramics, 1875-1925
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