| Samuel A. Weller first established a small pottery in Fultonham, Ohio, in 1872. With early success, Weller was able to move his business to Zanesville, Ohio, a decade later in 1882. Samuel Weller would retain control of his company until his death in 1925, when the firm was passed to his nephew, Harry Weller.
In 1895, Samuel Weller purchased the Lonhuda Pottery of Steubenville, Ohio. With that purchase, Weller also obtained the techniques and means of producing Lonhuda art pottery, an underglaze, slip decorated ware. With that purchase, Weller Pottery launched upon a long career in the art pottery market. The company’s first move was to rename the Lonhuda line Louwelsa and re-release it to the public. Louwelsa, decorated in yellow and brown glazes, would sell well for the company from 1895 to 1918, featuring over five hundred items in the line.
By 1905, the company was competing successfully in the art pottery market. At that time the company had some twenty different styles available. Following World War I, the company needed to produce less expensive lines of pottery. At this point the company began producing molded lines. Many of the molded patterns were drawn from American scenes, flora and fauna. This bowl is in good condition for as old as it is.It does have a small hairline crack in the grazing.A small chip inside the middle of the bowl. It bowl is from the 1800's. |
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