Rookwood Spanish Water Jug, Mln, Owls, 1882, 9” - Jun 08, 2014 | Humler & Nolan In Oh
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Rookwood Spanish Water jug, MLN, owls, 1882, 9”

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Rookwood Spanish Water jug, MLN, owls, 1882, 9”
Rookwood Spanish Water jug, MLN, owls, 1882, 9”
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Spanish Water jug, thrown in 1882 and decorated by Rookwood’s founder, Maria Longworth Nichols. Mrs. Nichols incised a very detailed design onto the vessel and then painted owls and bats flying beneath a pale full moon, near some berry filled branches, and enhanced with fired on gold. Impressed Rookwood in block letters, the date, shape 41, a Y for yellow clay and having Mrs. Nichols incised initials. There is an original Rookwood sticker noting this piece as a gift of E.F. Bliss in 1904 as well as red museum acquisition numbers. There is faint crazing. This piece is listed in Burt’s as entry number 22 for 1882. Noteworthy for historic as well as aesthetic reasons. Height is 9 inches.
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Faint crazing
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Rookwood Spanish Water jug, MLN, owls, 1882, 9”

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