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Trade catalogs from Rookwood Pottery Co.
Object Details
- Data source
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Date
- 1800s
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_14617
- Variant company name
- Founded in 1880 by Marie Longworth Nichols ;
- Company Name
- Rookwood Pottery Co.
- Type of material
- Trade catalogs
- Trade literature
- Notes content
- Rookwood is one of the most famous of the late Victorian art potteries ; 1894 ; hand painted glazed pottery ; glaze effects known as "Tiger Eye", "Goldstone", "Aerial Blue", "Iris", "Sea Green" ; "Solid Color" ; has identifying markings used on pieces ; identified with Arts and Crafts Movement ; some websites with color photos and history: http://www.justartpottery.com/collectors_pottery/rookwood_pottery_history.htm ; http://www.aarf.com/ferook97.htm ; http://anc.gray-cells.com/t_rw.html ; http://www.maltwood.uvic.ca/arts-crafts/Rookwood.html ; Several works are on display in the Ceremonial Court at the National Museum of American History Behring Center
- Includes
- Trade catalog and histories
- Black and white images
- Physical description
- 1 piece; 1 box
- Place
- Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
- Location
- Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
- Collection
- Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
- Topic (Romaine term)
- Ceramics; pottery; glass; crystal; china; bricks; and stones
- Topic
- Ceramics
- Glass
- Porcelain
- Pottery
- Language
- English
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_14617
- Usage
- CC0
