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- Can Label, "Defender Brand Tomatoes," 1913-1918 - Labels of the late 19th to early-20th-centuries were colorful and eye-catching. Skilled lithographers created these labels for packing companies to attract customers' attention and encourage them to purchase their company's product over their competitors'. This label for Defender Brand Tomatoes was designed by Simpson and Doeller, a prominent lithograph company for can labels out of Baltimore, Maryland.
- 1913-1918
- Collections - Artifact
Can Label, "Defender Brand Tomatoes," 1913-1918
Labels of the late 19th to early-20th-centuries were colorful and eye-catching. Skilled lithographers created these labels for packing companies to attract customers' attention and encourage them to purchase their company's product over their competitors'. This label for Defender Brand Tomatoes was designed by Simpson and Doeller, a prominent lithograph company for can labels out of Baltimore, Maryland.
- Tile, 1910-1920 - Maria Longworth Nichols (1849-1932) founded Rookwood Pottery--the pioneering art pottery company in America--in Cincinnati in 1880. She hired talented potters and decorators to create innovative ceramic wares. Trendsetting imagery and glazes made Rookwood famous and helped establish the look of art pottery. In addition to decorative vessels, Rookwood produced tiles like this for architectural installations.
- 1910-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Tile, 1910-1920
Maria Longworth Nichols (1849-1932) founded Rookwood Pottery--the pioneering art pottery company in America--in Cincinnati in 1880. She hired talented potters and decorators to create innovative ceramic wares. Trendsetting imagery and glazes made Rookwood famous and helped establish the look of art pottery. In addition to decorative vessels, Rookwood produced tiles like this for architectural installations.
- Tile, 1910-1920 - Maria Longworth Nichols (1849-1932) founded Rookwood Pottery--the pioneering art pottery company in America--in Cincinnati in 1880. She hired talented potters and decorators to create innovative ceramic wares. Trendsetting imagery and glazes made Rookwood famous and helped establish the look of art pottery. In addition to decorative vessels, Rookwood produced tiles like this for architectural installations.
- 1910-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Tile, 1910-1920
Maria Longworth Nichols (1849-1932) founded Rookwood Pottery--the pioneering art pottery company in America--in Cincinnati in 1880. She hired talented potters and decorators to create innovative ceramic wares. Trendsetting imagery and glazes made Rookwood famous and helped establish the look of art pottery. In addition to decorative vessels, Rookwood produced tiles like this for architectural installations.
- Everlast "Forged Galleon" Tray, 1933-1935 - In 1932, Louis Schnitzer and Nathan Gelfman formed Everlast Metal Products Corporation, producing high-quality, hand-forged aluminum giftware. In an era of growing uniformity via factory production, the "made by hand" aspect of these products held an aesthetic appeal for consumers. In 1933, Everlast introduced its first product line, "Forged Giftware" featuring Colonial Revival inspired designs.
- 1933-1935
- Collections - Artifact
Everlast "Forged Galleon" Tray, 1933-1935
In 1932, Louis Schnitzer and Nathan Gelfman formed Everlast Metal Products Corporation, producing high-quality, hand-forged aluminum giftware. In an era of growing uniformity via factory production, the "made by hand" aspect of these products held an aesthetic appeal for consumers. In 1933, Everlast introduced its first product line, "Forged Giftware" featuring Colonial Revival inspired designs.