Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-11-25

~ and pottery. For the first
- time on a large scale
Japan showed Us the wonderful beauty
Of her ceramics, and a great-hearted
woman, while gazing at these master
pieces OF the French and OF the Anti
poGes conceived the idea OF creating in
the New World a true faience that
might one day follow unique japan.
That woman, whose inspiration sa-
vored Of genius, was the only daughter
Of Joseph LOngworth, OF Cincinnati. II
was the Longwortns who founded the
great industry Of American vlniculture,
which fourishes not only 10 Ohio, but
10 New York, Missouri and California.
IL was Joseph LOngwOrth who, broad
visiOned and catholic Ia taste, estab-
lished the Art School OF Cincinnati and
became chief patron OF the Art Museum
that stands on the beautiful hill Of
Eden Park, once the home Of the Long
worth vineyard.
Is it strange that the daughter OF Jo-
seph Longworth should not only reflect
her fathers taste, but, Ia her turn,
should create a beautiful Industry? My
birthplace shall produce pottery that
shall smack OF the soil In every re-
spect," said this woman prophet Its
clay shall come FROM deposits la Ohio
Valley; its workers shall be graduates
az Cincinnati's Art School. It's designs
shall be Original; individuality shall be
thb goal"
Thus prOphesled Maria Longworth:
IN 1850 she founded the RoOSwOod Pot
tfry. So grows a small seed 10 a world
- h-,un e. 10, I'D - al a.
admirable pottery then. IL was Amer
ic4n. That was enough. 1t was born
in cincinnati; who ever heard Of good
ard coming out Of the West? The story
Of Nazareth repeats itself In every age.
EAdOwed by nature with magma
tive fRculty aud the patient patience Of
enthul iasm, Maria LongwOrth lay awake
night hfter night, COnceiying what never
had BEEN done, got what it never &C.
Cured Ito her could not be done. Thus
activelh experimenting 10 color and dec
orativel effect, this Western woman
quietl1 wrought out her waking dreams,
often hughing at her own results, for,
as an artist, the grOtesque is her spe-
lisllyf
10 bll the long years Of doubt and
public neglect there stood beside this
brave woman such an assistant as few
art piOA eers are blessed with. BecOm-
Ing 81 Ntive partner in 1883, William
Watts TaAV lor, an old and valued friend,
assumed duties that were OverpOwering
q sensitive\ woman whose family cares
pressed sOrfly on Der time aud heart.
For seven Nears the pottery struggled
with cOmmd rcial adversely, though year
by year II kined 10 beauty and repute,
until the lOdg road turned, aud 1889 re-
corded the fawn OF financial success,
without Whl1 b no artist can achieve his
best and no Jrt can become national.
Since 1890 ne lockwood Pottery has
been control led by q stock company OF
which Mr.. w. ". Taylor is president,
ADD Mr.. Beil1 my St0rer vice president.
Success has fbllowed quick upon sue
cess. The gold medal awarded at the
Paris EXpositl bu Of 1859 was the fore
runner OF uni Eersal recognition made
manifest at thd Worlds Fair OF 1898.
Experts need up sign, but experts are
rare.
"What kind Of wood is the pottery
made OPP iuqui red an old woman from
Southern lilinoi 5. "Rook wood? Never
beard OF that kind before. Doesn't
grow In our part s."
lockwood, q course" exclaimed
another dame q te ready to unload her
vast fund OF Information on a gaping
world. Don't you see those things are
made out or Hetrlied wood that's
found IN Ar lzona That's the
reason OF the Polish" Aud OF the
Worlds Fair visitor walked, thorough
ly satisfied with lher own explanation.
What a lot OF Useful knowledge that
woman has store away for the winter
OF her old agel
1t takes all s9rts Of people to make
the world, and lockwood can afford TO
be misundersto bd by the uncuItured
when the Royal Industrial Art Museum
Of Berlin and he historic factory OF
Sevres purchase Examples OF its pottery
for their owe cq Elections.
Without reduction OF pay three
fOurths or koqk woods artisans were
sent 70 study he Worlds Fair for a
week. The on9 japanese emplOys has
been ordered ZONE to renew taste
which grows rusty after LONG absence
from master a RI. He will bring back
raw material Bor experiment on the hill
overlooking tie winding Ohio. A clever
young artisan has been sent 20 Europe
for two years. that be may study the
human fgurefuuder the best teachers,
for Rookwooq is not content 10 rest
upon laurols wbn in still-life decoration.
More than h4li the artisans employed
At lockwood ace women, and excellent
Is their work. All of them are engaged
IN decoration, While men are employed
In the mechanical departments. l use
the word ARTISAN" designedly. I mean
The worker whose hand labor attains
she dignity OF art and who should De as
proud Of his designation as be who is
too falsely terrhed artist Sometimes
there is more distinction than difference
between the two.
RookwoOd's aim Is the suggestive,
the poetry OF nature rather than its
exact prose. 20 reveal while conceal.
ing and TO conceal while revealing, is
what Charles Binus, OF London, de-
clares to be the highest triumph OF GER
Rmics. IL Is this restrained power that
"a peculiarly Characteristic OF the Gin
rinnati ware, the designs OF which
20 patterns are ven. Before the arti-
IanS stands nat In some form. III
Ibe be represent by leaves. an ana
s0mical drawing n show the road TO
lruth. The sou and beauty Of
hat leaf must cotqe from within,
lnd the more original / the expression
he better the work. The great secret
Of lockwood Pottery is Individuality;
no two pieces are alike.
There are few wares whose decoration
Is entirely underglaze. Ninety pen cent
Of pottery decoration is applied >0n
Epfchad Ufarad nfa~a T. 80