Name/Title
Pitcher with Peacock MotifEntry/Object ID
2022.2.4.8Description
This Rockingham glazed pitcher has a peacock image and decorative border design. According to the Museum of Ceramics, only a few potteries in the mid-19th century marked their ware with a mark that could be attributed to specific pottery. Rockingham and yellowware products were often left unmarked, only attributable to a specific pottery if an oral tradition is attached to the mark and item. Although this item is unmarked, a sticker on the bottom claims it is from the C.C. Thompson Pottery.Context
The C.C. Thompson Pottery, named after Cassius C. Thompson, operated in East Liverpool, Ohio from 1868 until 1938. Like many other potteries in the late 1800s, they produced Rockingham and yellowware and later semi-porcelain dinnerware.
On September 19, 1938, C.C. Thompson announced the closing of its plant after operating for seventy years in East Liverpool, Ohio. The company employed 300 employees and continued operations for a short period after the announcement to exhaust its supply of materials. C.C. Thompson Pottery was located along the Ohio River and just to the side of the old Chester Bridge.Location
Building
Floyd Lower Log CabinOhio State Park
Beaver Creek State Park
