This Rookwood Standard Glaze early hand-thrown vase stands rather proudly at 11" high by 4.5" in diameter at the hip, tapering to 3" diameter at the flared rim. It has an early and statuesque form, shape 640, designed by Pitts Harrison Burt. According to Peck, this vessel is hand-thrown. It was decorated by Constance Amelia Baker, whose tenure at the Rookwood Pottery was from 1892-1904, so this was decorated in her first year at Rookwood. She decorated this vessel with beautiful orange blossoms and leaves. The glaze colors are gorgeous in a yellow standard glaze at the rim, blushed in orange and shading to a rich chocolate brown from to yellow near the base. This beauty is well marked and dated with the well-known Rookwood logo, dating this vase to1892, with six flames above the logo. Baker's initials/cipher 'C.A.B.' are noted on the base, along with its shape number 640 and an impressed 'W' for white clay. This shapely vessel is in amazingly original factory condition, with some no harm factory grinding roughness at the base edge from factory grinding to level the glaze, and just minimal wear from handling. The shadows in the photos are from camera glare, the glaze finish is very bright and uniform. This large and impressive vase decorated by Constance Baker makes a beautiful presentation!