"Rookwood Vase with Otherwordly Orchid Portrait by A. Valentien... [see photo : http://news-antique.com/primages/1460redo.jpg ] ... lady's slipper painted by the pottery firm's chief decorator... Rookwood... America's most sought-after art pottery.
painted in 1899 on a Rookwood vase by Albert Robert Valentien... The dorsal sepal is a creamy, pale yellow-green with vertical lines of much darker green. The horizontal, slightly curved petals are a deeper yellow-green and spotted in mahogany with a cheetah-like pattern. The slipper is mottled shades of pale green and dark maroon. Covered in a Standard glaze... Born in Cincinnati in 1862, Valentien... In 1881, Rookwood Pottery hired him as their first salaried decorator, and he served as chief decorator there for 24 years. His ceramics are in the collections of Londons Victoria and Albert Museum, the Museum of Decorative Arts in Copenhagen and the National Museum in Sèvres." source : http://news-antique.com/?id=781285&keys=Treadway-Rookwood-Valentien *********** regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
