"Losanti" Ware Vase
Artist
Mary Louise McLaughlin
American, 1847–1939
Date1900–1903
Mediumporcelain
Dimensions12.7 cm (5 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1903.9
DescriptionLosanti ware. A true porcelain. Decoration of raised tulips, lavender on white.Label TextThe late 19th century witnessed significantly expanded professional opportunities for female artists. Art academies in Europe and America began admitting women. In addition, artistic reform movements elevated the decorative arts—including needlework, ceramics, and other crafts traditionally associated with women's domestic work—to equal status with the "fine arts" of painting and sculpture.Women played a particularly vital role in the production of art pottery in this period. Mary Louise McLaughlin of Cincinnati pioneered several innovative techniques, including underglaze slip painting and her "one-fire porcelain," in which the clay vessel and glaze are fired at the same time. Sabina Welles and Harriet Joor both worked at Newcomb Pottery in New Orleans, where men formed the vessels and women decorated them.ProvenanceTaft & Belknap, Co., New York
On View
On viewCurrent Location
- Exhibition Location Gallery 3003
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early 15th century, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
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Late Northern Song Dynasty (1042–1127)
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12th century, Northern Song (960–1127) or Jin Dynasty (1115–1234)
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Late Yuan dynsaty (1279–1368)
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Kangxi period (1662–1722) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
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Late Qianlong period (1736–1795) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911)