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Ceramic Arts Company c 1895 Ipswich Shanties Arthur Wesley Dow China Painting

About the Item

A Ceramic Art Company "Lenox" tankard circa 1895 decorated with scenes from Arthur Wesley Dow’s woodblock prints. 7.5” This china painted mug was made by Lenox and marked with the underglaze CAC Ceramic Art Company mark. It is decorated with three panels of “Ipswich Shanties” after the American Arts and Crafts movement woodblock print by Arthur Wesley Dow. Dating to circa 1895 and painted by an anonymous china painter, this rare survivor is destined to be enter a major art museum or private collection. Essentially, the American Arts and Crafts style is directly derived from Arthur Wesley Dow and his Japonisme. Although Anonymous, the painter of this mug (if not Arthur or Minnie Dow) likely attended Dow's Ipswich Summer School of Art where the 1892 painting of the same name evolved in 1895 into the famous Ipswich Shanties woodblock print seen on this mug. Presumably, the painter of this tankard had a copy of the print in hand to work from and most of the prints that survive have been found with his estate and the estate of his students in Ipswich, at Pratt or at Teacher's College. In 1897 Lenox hosted the China Painter's Bowl which was a national competition inviting the nations best china painting artists to compete. The decorator of this tankard seems to have fully integrated Dow's Japanese derived concepts of Light and Dark "Notan" and was likely also aware that Dow used color and tone to indicate season. How appropriate for a darker, perhaps winter themed version of Ipswich Shanties to decorate a mug for a winter beverage.

Dimensions:

Height: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)Width: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)Depth: 4 in (10.16 cm)

Style:

Arts and Crafts (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Porcelain,Hand-Painted

Place of Origin:

United States

Period:

1890-1899

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1895

Condition:

Minor losses. There is one spot of glaze loss approximately the size of a pin head on an unobstrusive black border near the handle. There is very minor overall wear.

Seller Location:

Mobile, AL

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU7894232180892

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