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Roseville Pottery Roseville Pottery Company thrived for 65 years (1890 to 1954) moving from Victorian to Arts and Crafts, from Art Deco to 50s Modern. Its unique “Roseville look” can be spotted across a room. In its day, Roseville produced over 100 innovative lines of art pottery some with as many as 65 shapes in three different colors. But the Zanesville, Ohio, manufactory was hardly innovative or unique in 1900 when it first branched [...] Click here to continue reading. Rookwood Pottery The Significance of Rookwood: Rookwood Pottery of Cincinnati, Ohio, produced some of this country’s best and most highly collectible art pottery. The company, founded in 1880 by Maria Longworth Nichols (1849 to 1932), set the standard for high quality American art pottery. Rookwood also pioneered the use of underglaze slip decoration, employed some of the country’s best pottery decorators, and carefully controlled the production process to reduce errors. Throughout its 87 years [...] Click here to continue reading. The Ralph Raby Collection Ralph Raby is a direct descendant of the Chicago retail shoe magnates George and Joseph Bullock. The Bullocks were typical upper-class Victorians, with a sophisticated eye for fine furniture, art and decorations who traveled extensively throughout Europe. The majority of the Raby collection was assembled by the brothers and their wives in the 1870′s and 1880′s. Their travels and philosophy were described by Mr. Raby for a 1984 Chicago Tribune [...] Click here to continue reading. Allen & Bro., Cabinetmakers, 1847-1902 In 1847, brothers William Allen, Jr., and Joseph Allen took over their father’s business as a purveyor of exotic woods and furniture. William Sr. founded his firm in 1835 and located it at 1209 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By 1847 the firm had moved to 137 Walnut Street and included sons William and Joseph. In 1869 Joseph partnered with another Allen brother, James, and solidified a reputation for [...] Click here to continue reading. Benjamin Perley Poore Benjamin Perley Poore (1820 to 1887) was a significant early collector of American antiques. A writer by trade, Poore was born near Newbury, Massachusetts to parents Benjamin and Mary Perley Poore. The family estate called Indian Hill became the showcase for his eclectic assemblage of antiques. As a youth Poore was influenced by trips to Europe and was especially fascinated by the old Scottish castles and manor houses. He later sought [...] Click here to continue reading. Jacob Petit (French, 1796 to 1868) Jacob Petit was the greatest exponent of innovation in nineteenth century Paris porcelain. A self-taught painter, he launched a modest porcelain manufacturing business in 1830. By 1839 Petit employed about 200 craftsmen and enjoyed great success. His prodigious production included vases, urns, clocks, figures, inkwells and perfume bottles. Of particular interest are the figural veilleuses, or bedside tea warmers, known as personnages. These brightly painted beauties can be [...] Click here to continue reading. Mahantongo Valley Pennsylvania Some of the most distinctive and elaborately decorated furniture created in early nineteenth century America originated in what is known as the Mahantongo or Schwaben Creek Valley of central Pennsylvania. Today, this body of work constitutes highly revered Pennsylvania German material culture. The majority of which can only be found in major museum collections such as the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. Located [...] Click here to continue reading. Robert Laurent (1890-1970) Robert Laurent was born in France and arrived New York City in 1901. He was a talented sculptor and frame maker who trained in Paris, New York and Rome. He carved frames for many friends and artists including Childe Hassam, John LaFarge, Robert Henri, and the colector Albert Barnes. His sculpture was created from various mediums: woood, albaster, marble, stone and clay. His own collection of folk art was legendary and [...] Click here to continue reading. Kilian Brothers Kilian Brothers competed with large New York cabinet makers like Pottier and Stymus and Herter Brothers by creating stylish Neo-Grec accent furnishings such as pedestals, side tables, reception chairs, easels, and music or folio stands. Designs generally employed a juxtapostion of machine-made walnut and ebonized structural elements with incised gilt decoration and black ground inlaid panels. Two Kilian side tables, one conserved by the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, the other with Prudent Mallard’s (New [...] Click here to continue reading. William Forsyth (1854-1935) A highly important Hoosier group painter, Forsyth (1854 to 1935) was primarily a landscape painter. He studied at the Royal Academy of Munich. He exhibited at the St. Louis Exposition (1904), the Pan-Pacific Exposition (1915), the Richmond Art Association, the Indianapolis Art Association, and the Hoosier Salon (1925 to 1935). His work is in the collections of the Indianapolis Athletic Club, Indiana State Museum, Brooklyn Museum, and the Herron Art [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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