Potter at work
Title |
Potter at work |
Creator |
Federal Writers' Project |
Subject |
Pottery--Ohio--Zanesville Art pottery, American--Ohio--Zanesville--History Weller Pottery Company Pottery wheels Ohio--History--Pictorial works Federal Writers' Project. |
Time Period |
1930s 1940s |
Place |
Zanesville (Ohio) Muskingum County (Ohio) |
Description |
Reverse reads: "Page: 43; Picture: 53; Credit: J. Connor Howell; Caption: Rimming a jug on a Potter's Wheel." This photograph depicts an unknown potter forming the rim of a jug. This photo was most likely taken at S.A. Weller Pottery Company in Zanesville, Ohio. S.A. Weller Pottery, located at 1888 Ceramic Avenue, was generally considered to be the largest art pottery maker in the world. Founded in 1872 by Samuel A. Weller in Fultenham, Ohio, he moved production to Zanesville in 1888 and built his first factory in 1890. The company handled all aspects if production, from digging the clay all the way through the firing in the kiln. Some of the most popular of his patterns were: Hudson, Sicard, Louwelsa, Woodcraft and Camelot. The S.A. Weller Pottery Company closed in 1948. |
Date of Original |
ca. 1935-1940 |
Collection |
Ohio Guide Collection |
Submitting Institution |
Ohio History Connection |
Rights |
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information |
Type |
StillImage |
File Name |
SA1039AV_B13F08_015_001.tif |
Image Height |
6224 |
Image Width |
4880 |
File Size |
91133836 Bytes |
Display File Type |
image/jp2 |
Format |
picture |
Date created |
2011-06-02 |
Date modified |
2015-10-16 |
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