The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Vase Decorated with Sunflowers

1899
decorated by

John D. Wareham

(American, 1871–1954)
made at

Rookwood Pottery Company

(American, established 1880)
America, late 19th Century
earthenware
Overall: 27 x 19.3 cm (10 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
James Parmelee Fund 1984.10
Location: 208 American Gilded Age and Realism

Description

Floral and animal motifs are common decoration found on vessels designed by John D. Wareham for the Cincinnati-based Rookwood Pottery Company. Here, bright yellow sunflowers around the mouth of the vase are enhanced by stark black.
  • Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1984.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 72, no. 2 (April 1985): 163–207. Reproduced: p. 191; Mentioned: p. 202, no. 67 www.jstor.org
    Hawley, Henry. “Two Rookwood Vases.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 72, no. 7 (November 1985): 378–387. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 384-386, figs. 10-11 www.jstor.org
  • Year in Review for 1984. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-May 5, 1985).
  • {{cite web|title=Vase Decorated with Sunflowers|url=false|author=John D. Wareham, Rookwood Pottery Company|year=1899|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1984.10