The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-10-07
lockwood -.-POiterv
Cincinnati, U. S. a.

ut Cincinnati in 1880 by Mrs. Maria
Longwcrth Storer, whose father, Joseph
Longworlh, was the founder of the Art
School and n chief patron of the Art
Museum in the same city. The artistic
impulse which inspired the venture came
from the ceramic display of Japan at
the Centennial FIX libition of 1870, and
the production still hears the impress of
that influence. For a time school for
pottery painting formed part of the
scheme, and from the beginning the
commercial side of the enterprise has
been subordinate 20 the artistic.
The ware Is true faienCe, made Of
clays from ncighboring deposits in the
Ohio Valley, while the decorators, with
the exception of one native japanese,
ana including the founder herself, are
graduates ftom the local Art School.
The artists arc encouraged to give TO
each piece an individual character, and
as no printing process is in use duplica.
lions arc seldom even attempted. After
an early initiative period these condi.
tions, aided by the native inventive
faculty and the ample capital at com.
mAnd, have developed an American pot.
terry which possesses marked originality.
The COoring in both grounds and
decorations is entirely underglaze, and
the production divides itself into three
classes: Cameo" or shelltin:ed ware,
used for the table; Dull Finish" hose
surface, while soft in texture and easily
cleaned, las the appearance of being un.
glazed; and lastly, the most distinctive
class of richly glazed ornamental work.
The distinguishing mark of kook wood
faence in all these classes is the dccora.
tive quality Of the color ground. Their
harmonious blending is carefully stu
died with reference To the decoration,
and to fine examples, especially of the
darker toned glaz"s, their sottness, depth
and Ius,rc impart rare beauty.
NOTICES.
At the Pottery and Porcelain Exhibi
ton of The Pennsylvania Museum, held
at Memorial Hall Philadelphia, Nov
ember, 1888, the Lockwood Pottery was
awarded the First Prize for Pottery
Modelled and Decorated" and the First
Prize for Painting Undcrglazc," and
was the only ware in competition whose
Qualities OF Form were Specially Com.
mendcd by the .Iud res Ne .srs. Joseph
I. Bailey, W. r. p. Longfellow, Henry
Steele.
Outside of Japan and China we do
not know where any coiors ana glaze3
"le " NC louhu mug. lhan NOSE "IIGh
COME from 'he took"o"d fot'ery' Inc
yelio"S, gr"shf, Ieus ana browns are
S.ear, pIlght ana s'!ong, ana OF great
uuptl' anu .'cilness Id me tones Ilee
| aIiHe from thal cruulty winch ollehds IN
| Almost az our hoihe'prouucls IN ms
nela, anu rom that morbid mr. OF green
| ahu-yeil"" hsAahchoiy Which the Eng.
| ilsp iIclo'lcs ~ one l'the maze SO lash-
ionaoie' shapes, lhueGn, noVeltV,
u W , oU'4ineu " l!le compete shcilice
o. pcauly ana ~ reason Is no longer pos
slp,g' anu me hhoHMoou t"ue.y SHOWS
gTIu us1e ~. 10 " sS 10 me principles
"l i "le .ii1 io"Hua'ion OF the system
Vi loiiiia cai'ru Nl"SSiGal, n"I lis man
| "Se's nlc wei aware maj thesc prlhci'
pl.S' haVihH tt l' seeds III nature, are
rap'Inic OF 'nln,tc aeVeiopmch' on nor
n,ni iIheS "uu me result OF lnelr STUDY
- shoMn u, NV hhll'lony' Heauty ana
r'I'cl} VI NY torihs WEich 'hcy give &c
si.n Guy u Oiarcpce eook' IN "lht
"' MI
me pieces l''ouuceh NJ 'hc kook Eood
"ttely innH among nc ne.t' lhey
INV ""Ihtteu lpe attention or connois
seurs "pr0hu. ara INC pechiiar glaze
known ~ uger eye may pc reckoned
NY cry P"I'e OF eeFamlc art. De-
i,e ,ne s'es' h'S'es incurred IN the MS
~" Stu VI its cAls'ehcc IL mas heNe,
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