Taking a Stand. . . .

. . . is what you'll want to do upon seeing this impressive and early example of an American art pottery plant or fern stand. In 1880, Maria Longworth Nichols Storer founded Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati, Ohio, the first American art pottery. The company's first products were its "Standard Glaze" line, a gleaming translucent yellow-tinted glaze applied over delicate and detailed slip-painted subjects glowing in soft colors against a dark background, most commonly brown. The designs were originally inspired by Japanese artworks, but soon came to encompass a wide variety of subjects, from floral and landscapes to detailed portraits of Native Americans. The decorating technique became so popular, other American pottery companies soon created their own versions. The consigner identifies this piece as by Roseville, but other pottery companies such as Weller Pottery and J. B. Owens Pottery, also produced similar standard glaze-inspired pieces. The Roseville line introduced in 1900 was dubbed "Rozane" (a combination of names of the cities of Roseville and Zanesville, Ohio). 

Golden yellow pansies seem to pop out of the glossy deep greens and browns. Typically such stands were topped by a matching planter or pot, referred to as a jardiniere.

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