Cowan Pottery is named for its originator,Guy Cowan, born in1884 in Eastwood, Ohio. Cowan was educated in ceramics at the New York State School of Ceramics. In 1912, he founded the Cowan Pottery in Lakewood, Ohio. In the beginning he did most of the designs himself producing a variety of pottery and ceramic tiles.
Cowan pottery, won its first of many awards in an international show at the Art Institute of Chicago. During WWI, he closed the studio to serve as a captain in the war. After the war, he re-opened but had to move to Rocky River, Ohio in 1920. The studio prospered, producing on a commercial scale artistic quality pottery lines of very high standards.
Some of Cowan pottery’s most popular works are the flower figurines created by Cowan in 1924. Other popular works include, console seats, comports, vases, lamps, candle sticks, flower bowls and nut dishes.
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Cowan Pottery grew to a staff of 35 with about 1200 outlets, producing 175,000 pieces a year in 1928. During the 1920s Cowan pottery was associated with a lot of recognized artists.
Economic difficulties beginning in 1929 also affected the pottery business as less and less people were able to afford the quality pottery pieces. In 1930 the company went into receivership. Still in 1931, the Cowan Pottery artists went on to produce some of their best designs. The studio closed in 1931.
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