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Iris, Frederick Daniel Henry Rothenbusch, American, Rookwood Pottery, American, 1880 - 1967, Glazed earthware, White clay body, thrown. Cylindrical body with short inset neck with thick lip; molded flat foot. Design composed of bamboo stalks and leaves in grayish-green underglaze slip with two pale blue butterflies fluttering behind stalks. Background is black. Allover high glaze. Interior and bottom glazed., Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 1900, ceramics, Decorative Arts, Vase, Vase