The Roseville Pottery Company was an American art pottery manufacturer in the 19th and 20th centuries. Along with Rookwood Pottery and Weller Pottery, it was one of the three major art potteries located in Ohio around the turn of the 20th century. Though the company originally made simple household pieces, the Arts and Crafts–inspired designs proved popular, and Roseville pieces are now sought after by collectors.
A Roseville jardiniere in the Pinecone pattern
A small vase from the Water Lily line
Stamped mark to base
A large urn in the Laurel style; note the heavy art deco influence
American art pottery refers to aesthetically distinctive hand-made ceramics in earthenware and stoneware from the period 1870-1950s. Ranging from tall vases to tiles, the work features original designs, simplified shapes, and experimental glazes and painting techniques. Stylistically, most of this work is affiliated with the modernizing Arts and Crafts (1880-1910), Art Nouveau (1890–1910), or Art Deco (1920s) movements, and also European art pottery.
Glazed earthenware vase, Rookwood Pottery, ca. 1900
Vase with raised decoration, Rookwood Pottery, 1885.
Ceramic plaque with semi-transparent 'vellum' glaze, decorated by Carl Schmidt, Rookwood Pottery, 1912.
Glazed earthenware vase modeled by Annie V. Lingley, Grueby Faience Company, ca. 1901.
