Bookends
MakerMade by
Hawkinson Porcelain
American
MakerPossibly associated with
The Hartford Faience Co.
founded 1895
Dateabout 1935
MediumMold-formed porcelain with a blue glaze
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth of each bookend): 3 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 3 5/8in. (8.3 x 11.4 x 9.2cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Thomas and Alice Kugelman
DescriptionHeavy, rectangular porcelain bookends with a deep blue glaze. Each bookend, formed in one piece, consists of five equally-sized parts with a widely V-shaped top edge. Between each part is porcelain shaped like an inverted 'V'. The ends of each bookend are decorated with two semi-circular patterns that follow the V-shaped top edge of the bookend. The shape and color of each bookend reflect the Art Deco and streamlined styles popular during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.
Object number1988.46.2a-b
MarkingsAn impressed, stamped mark on the bottom of one bookend (.2a) states "HAWKINSON PORCELAIN".On View
Not on view
