Rookwood Pottery Vase by Charles Jasper McLaughlin (1888-1964) dated 1917. Signed, numbered, and dated on base. A beautiful vellum glazed ceramic vase decorated with a striking orchid motif comprised of magenta and yellow blossoms on a golden vine, a white crackleware body with rich royal blue hues adorning the shoulder - all presenting a matte finish. The vessel is marked on the base with the Rookwood logo (a back-to-back "R" and "P" surrounded by flames), "XVII" to indicate the date 1917, identifying shape number "1126 C", and a "CJM" Charles Jasper McLaughlin artist's mark. A stunning vellum glazed ceramic vase by Rookwood artist Charles Jasper McLaughlin that reflects the Arts and Crafts Movement's appreciation for nature-inspired themes and epitomizes many of its aesthetic tenets. Size: 5.375" W x 8.75" H (13.7 cm x 22.2 cm)

The Rookwood Pottery Company was founded in 1880 by the artist Maria Longworth-Nichols who created a world-renowned ceramic studio in Cincinnati, Ohio that attracted reputable artists and ceramicists. Born in Kentucky in 1888, Charles Jasper McLaughlin attended the Cincinnati Art Academy in 1905 and also studied landscape painting at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. McLaughlin was an artist at Rookwood pottery from 1913 to 1920. Most of his designs were Vellum Glaze florals and landscapes. Years later, from 1927 to 1929, he taught architecture at Texas A & M College, and returned to Cincinnati by the early 1930s to study painting at the Cincinnati Art Academy.

Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 2000

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Marked on the base with the Rookwood logo (a back-to-back "R" and "P" surrounded by flames), "XVII" to indicate the date 1917, identifying shape number "1126 C", and a "CJM" Charles Jasper McLaughlin artist's mark. Excellent overall!