Jar, 1938-1949
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The native clays of Oklahoma provided a foundation for the decorative ceramics and dinnerware produced by Frankoma Pottery. John Frank, who headed the ceramics department at the University of Oklahoma, and his wife Grace Lee began the business in 1933. They moved to Sapulpa, Oklahoma, in 1938 and sold their Southwestern-inspired wares coated with prairie-colored glazes at an affordable price. The pottery remained family-owned until 1990.
The native clays of Oklahoma provided a foundation for the decorative ceramics and dinnerware produced by Frankoma Pottery. John Frank, who headed the ceramics department at the University of Oklahoma, and his wife Grace Lee began the business in 1933. They moved to Sapulpa, Oklahoma, in 1938 and sold their Southwestern-inspired wares coated with prairie-colored glazes at an affordable price. The pottery remained family-owned until 1990.
Artifact
Jar
Date Made
1938-1949
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2022.174.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Paul Holoweski, in Memory of John Jovanovich.
Material
Earthenware
Glaze
Color
Green
Dimensions
Height: 5 in.
Diameter: 6 in.
Inscriptions
on bottom: FRANKOMA
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