{"product_id":"rookwood-1930-vintage-pottery-blue-elephant-ceramic-paperweight-figurine-2798","title":"Rookwood 1930 Vintage Pottery Blue Elephant Ceramic Paperweight Figurine 2797","description":"William McDonald modeled this elephant for Rookwood in the late 1920s, and it holds up. The form is naturalistic and confident — trunk down, ears spread, standing squarely on a rectangular base. The matte dark blue glaze is the real story here: it pools and breaks across the surface, letting the lighter clay body show through at the high points in a way that looks less like a glaze decision and more like the animal just walked out of something.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eItem Details\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * Maker: Rookwood Pottery, Cincinnati, Ohio\u003cbr\u003e * Designer: William McDonald\u003cbr\u003e * Year: 1927 (Roman numeral XXVII below flame mark)\u003cbr\u003e * Shape: 2797 — standing elephant on rectangular base\u003cbr\u003e * Glaze: Matte dark slate blue\u003cbr\u003e * Dimensions: 4 1\/8\" long x 3.5\" tall x 2 5\/8\" wide\u003cbr\u003e * Marks: Rookwood flame mark impressed on base; XXVII (1927); shape number 2797; kiln plug present; \"X\" mark in glaze on base; artist's mark incised on side of base — see photos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGreat. No chips, cracks, or crazing.","brand":"Rookwood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67667024805924,"sku":"JJ-KS-68-259","price":336.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0560\/2030\/3908\/files\/cf563ae4-cf9f-4439-9092-175f19482fa6.jpg?v=1791913879","url":"https:\/\/jamesandjesshouseofgoods.com\/products\/rookwood-1930-vintage-pottery-blue-elephant-ceramic-paperweight-figurine-2798","provider":"James and Jess' House of Goods","version":"1.0","type":"link"}