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Rookwood

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Manufacturer

    Rookwood Pottery, American, 1880 - 1967

    Decorator

    Sarah Alice Toohey, American, 1872–1941

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Rectangular plaque made of coarse white clay, molded. Design in relief of landscape with trees and winding river, with two ravens or rooks. One bird with outstretched wings at center top of plaque, the other perched at bottom, below Rookwood logo. In various colored mat glazes, some with cracklature: dark and light greens, brown, tan, pale sea-green, fushia and black. Border and sides in a pale sea-green. Back not glazed.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Marcia and William Goodman

    Date

    1903–13

    Accession Number

    1984-84-22

    Restrictions & Rights

    CC0

    Type

    tiles
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    Plaque

    Type

    Plaque

    Medium

    Molded and glazed earthenware

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 37.8 x 20 x 3.2 cm (14 7/8 x 8 x 1 1/4 in.)

    manufactured in

    Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4164522d2-b52f-4bed-af85-f8b0393d449e

    Record ID

    chndm_1984-84-22

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