Rookwood vases and lamp bases / the Rookwood Pottery Company
A 1900 trade catalogue issued by the Rookwood Pottery Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, presenting its vases and lamp bases to buyers and dealers. The pictures are plain photographic plates of glazed art pottery set in rows against a neutral backdrop, with some vessels shown on a patterned cloth. A designer could take from them the matte, earthy glaze colours, the carved or incised botanical bands, and the simple shoulder-and-neck profiles of Arts and Crafts ceramics.
