FYI
Namely Lotus Ware

Lotus Ware is a bone china, art ware made by Knowles, Taylor, and Knowles of East Liverpool (1870-1929) for a short period in the 1890s. It won top awards at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago and has been hailed by American ceramic scholars as being among America's most beautiful porcelain. Isaac Knowles gave it the name “Lotus” because he felt it was reminiscent of the lotus blossom.

The vase seen here is of the Ionian or Savonian shape. Ionian means “of Ionia,” an ancient Greek area in Anatolia (now Turkey). Similarly, Savonian is defined as “of Savonia” a historic providence in east Finland. The distinction between the two types is that Ionian has a base. The piece is exhibited at the Museum of Ceramics and has a Lotus Ware backstamp on the bottom. It is uncertain if the piece is missing the base or is simply Savonian! Another distinction of this shape is that it has a heavy clay body, unlike the translucent, thin body that is a hallmark of Lotus Ware.