Museum of the American Arts & Crafts Movement
Panel for overmantel, 1910
Frederick Hurten Rhead, American (born England),
1880-1942, designer and maker
Academy of Fine Arts, People's University, University City, MO, manufacturer
Glazed earthenware
This panel, and the one to the left, are Rhead's most sophisticated renderings of his preferred bird, the peacock. In 1911, they were installed in the Zanesville, OH, home of Levi Burgess (1881-1943), head's friend and colleague from the Weller Pottery. More than seventy-five years later, the panels were separated when the house was sold, remaining in private collections until they were reunited for this display.
Museum of the American Arts & Crafts Movement
Panel for overmantel, 1910
Frederick Hurten Rhead, American (born England),
1880-1942, designer and maker
Academy of Fine Arts, People's University, University City, MO, manufacturer
Glazed earthenware
This panel, and the one to the left, are Rhead's most sophisticated renderings of his preferred bird, the peacock. In 1911, they were installed in the Zanesville, OH, home of Levi Burgess (1881-1943), head's friend and colleague from the Weller Pottery. More than seventy-five years later, the panels were separated when the house was sold, remaining in private collections until they were reunited for this display.