Collection Online as of March 28, 2023
Burro
Rookwood Pottery Company
(American, established 1880)
Glazed ceramic
Educational Purchase Fund 1935.73
Location
not on view
Rookwood Pottery Company
one of the most important factories for art pottery in the USA, founded in Cincinnati in 1880 by Mrs. Maria Nichols (later Mrs. Storer) with financial support from her father, Joseph Longworth, a rich patron of the arts. Named after their family home.