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Coventry Ware Ceramic Female Figurine
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Title
Coventry
Ware
Ceramic
Female
Figurine
Subject
Business and Labor
Arts and Entertainment
Pottery
Pottery industry
Ceramic industries
Figurines
Place
Barberton (Ohio)
Summit County (Ohio)
Description
This
Coventry
Ware
ceramic
female
figurine
was
produced
circa
1940
to
1950
.
It
measures
9.5
"
x
3
"
(24.13
x
7.62
cm)
. In
1932
,
Carrie
Orr
Daum
opened
D'Or
Studios
in
present-day
Barberton
,
Ohio
to
produce
art
objects
and
wall
plaques
made
of a
plaster
composition
. In
1936
, the
name
of the
studio
changed
to
Coventry
Ware
,
Inc.
, as
it
was
located
in
Coventry
Township
. For
many
years
the
company
was
housed
in
one
of the
barns
on
O.C
.
Barber's
Anna
Dean
Farm
.
Beginning
in
1940
,
Coventry
Ware
,
Inc
.
began
manufacturing
ceramic
figurines
and
art
objects
in
addition
to its
plaster
products
.
During
World
War
II
, the
company
produced
molds
for
gloves
,
helmets
, and
boots
for
soldiers
.
Cheaper
foreign-made
ceramics
began
to
flood
the
market
following
World
War
II
,
forcing
Coventry
Ware
,
Inc
. to
discontinue
their
production
of
ceramics
in the
1950s
.
During
the
1960s
,
Coventry
Ware
production
included
a
line
of
plaques
made
of
vinyl
. This
versatile
material
was
light
and
virtually
unbreakable
, and
allowed
for
enhanced
designs
on the
plaques
.
Coventry
Ware
,
Inc
.
closed
in the
mid-1960s
.
Creator
Coventry Ware, Inc.
Date of Original
1940
-
1950
circa
Collection
Coventry
Ware
,
Inc
.
Source
Historical object(s) or artifact(s)
BPL 04/34
Submitting Institution
Barberton Public Library
Rights
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http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html;
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http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html;
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
Om2394_1779296_002.tif
Image Height
2819
Image Width
1500
File Size
1339.413 KB
Format
picture
;
objects
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