The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 12, 2024

Vase Decorated with Sunflowers

1899

decorated by

Rookwood Pottery Company

(American, established 1880)

America, late 19th Century

earthenware

Overall: 27 x 19.3 cm (10 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.)

James Parmelee Fund 1984.10

Location: 208 American Gilded Age and Realism

Description

Floral and animal motifs are common decoration found on vessels designed by John D. Wareham for the Cincinnati-based Rookwood Pottery Company. Here, bright yellow sunflowers around the mouth of the vase are enhanced by stark black.

Year in Review for 1984. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-May 5, 1985).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1984.10