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Plaque
Accession # 1997.32
Maker Cowan Pottery
Designer Viktor Schreckengrost
Title Plaque
Date ca. 1930
Medium Earthenware
Dimensions 1 x 11 7/16 x 11 7/16 in. (2.5 x 29.0 x 29.0)
Marks Underside, impressed, off center: "COWAN"/ [company logo]; applied white and black print rectangular label: "KERAMICS 1993/0236/CINCINNATI ART GALLERY"; applied small white paper label with blue ink: '2503'
Credit Line Gift of Emma and Jay Lewis
Location Visible Storage: Case 19, Shelf J (Pewter)
Description White matt glazed earthenware plaque with impressed decoration of two male tennis players, on a small raised foot. Large white matt glazed earthenware plaque with impressed decoration within a wavy outer border, central cartouche of two male tennis players, one on either side of net, dressed in long trousers with short sleeved shirts with vertical flash stripe. On either side of each tennis player is a single open flower with leaves. Plaque with small, narrow, raised foot, either side of foot with two small drilled holes.