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Rookwood Art Pottery vase in Standard glaze, artist signed ST for Sarah "Sallie" Alice Toohey, who worked at Rookwood 1887 - 1931. Shape 481. <br>
Measures 9 1/2 inches high. <br>
Round body with very long neck, flaring at the top to a ruffled rim. Rim has double impressed wavy border on the inside. Ground colours are mustard/golden yellow through orange to mahogany browns. Slip decorated and enamel painted flowers, stems and foliage. Stems form a delicate pattern below flowers that are soft and creamy and deep, organic green leaves. The match between design of painting, shape and ground colours seems to be strongly influenced by Japanese art of the time. Each element subtley echoes the others. <br>
Marked underneath with impressed Rookwood mark for 1891; shape #431; experimental mark (dot); W (which apparrently indicated instruction for white glaze). Incised initials S with T through it for Sallie Toohey. Also a large impressed X, which was another of the enigmatic experimental marks.<br>
condition: good. The usual crazing for Rookwood pottery of this age. A tiny hairline/kiln crack on the rim does not detract from the piece (approx 1/4inch long). |
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