Plaque
The subject of this plaque "Washington: Headquarters Morristown, New Jersey" reflects the prevailing interest in the Colonial Revival Movement in the United States. The plaque is decorated in blue underglaze slip-painting and covered in a lead glaze. This technique was introduced to the United States by The Haviland Factory at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia and adopted by many American ceramic artists. Volkmar studied painting in France from 1861 to 1879 and briefly returned to the United States to attend the Centennial Exposition. He returned to France and trained with French ceramicists and at Haviland, and presumably learned the technique firsthand. For another example of his work, see 1986.443.10.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plaque
- Maker: Charles Volkmar (American, Baltimore, Maryland 1841–1914 Metuchen, New Jersey)
- Maker: Volkmar Ceramic Company (ca.1893–ca.1902)
- Date: ca. 1895
- Geography: Made in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Earthenware
- Dimensions: H. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Diam. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Florence I. Balasny-Barnes, in memory of her parents, Elizabeth C. and Joseph Balasny, 1986
- Object Number: 1986.443.9
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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