Vase, 1897-1910

01

Artifact Overview

The Grueby Faience Company was based in Revere, Massachusetts, and specialized in matte finish pottery and tiles. They were known for their unique cucumber green colored vases, like this one, and their most famous shape was this leaf-form tall vase. Grueby also collaborated with other Arts and Crafts design firms like Gustav Stickley's, who sold Grueby wares through his catalogue.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Vase

Date Made

1897-1910

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Platform

Object ID

80.122.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Earthenware
Glaze

Color

Green
Brown
Yellow (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 10.75 in
Diameter: 5.5 in
Weight: 5.75 lbs

Inscriptions

on bottom [impressed]: GRUEBY FAIENCE / BOSTON U.S.A. / 23
02

Related Content

  • Postcard Advertising the Domestic Vacuum Sweeper Company of Peoria, Illinois, circa 1910
    Set

    American Arts and Crafts Movement

    • 22 Artifacts
    The Arts and Crafts movement emerged in the 1860s and 1870s in England, then the most industrialized country in the world. Theorists and designers promoted a return to an idealized past where artists and craftsmen collaborated to create beautiful and useful objects. Many of the movement's ideas spread to the United States by 1900. Here is a representative group of objects from our collection, featuring high-end to mass-market examples.