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- Inkwell, 1904-1917 - Cadman Robertson joined Hampshire Pottery in 1904 and began developing decorative household items covered with an attractive thick brown, red, blue, or green glaze. The Keene, New Hampshire, company continued to produce similar wares for a few years after Robertson's sudden death in 1914. The company was sold in 1917 and focused on making commercial China for restaurants and hotels. The factory closed in 1923.
- 1904-1917
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Inkwell, 1904-1917
Cadman Robertson joined Hampshire Pottery in 1904 and began developing decorative household items covered with an attractive thick brown, red, blue, or green glaze. The Keene, New Hampshire, company continued to produce similar wares for a few years after Robertson's sudden death in 1914. The company was sold in 1917 and focused on making commercial China for restaurants and hotels. The factory closed in 1923.
- Vase, 1906-1916 -
- 1906-1916
- Collections - Artifact
Vase, 1906-1916
- Candlestick, 1930-1948 -
- 1930-1948
- Collections - Artifact
Candlestick, 1930-1948
- Tile with Glaze Samples, 1930-1940 - Maria Longworth Nichols (1849-1932) founded Rookwood Pottery--the pioneering art pottery company in America--in Cincinnati in 1880. Innovative imagery and glazes made Rookwood famous and helped establish the look of art pottery. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, when these glaze samples were likely made, Rookwood and other art potteries adopted cost-saving production methods to stay in business.
- 1930-1940
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Tile with Glaze Samples, 1930-1940
Maria Longworth Nichols (1849-1932) founded Rookwood Pottery--the pioneering art pottery company in America--in Cincinnati in 1880. Innovative imagery and glazes made Rookwood famous and helped establish the look of art pottery. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, when these glaze samples were likely made, Rookwood and other art potteries adopted cost-saving production methods to stay in business.
- Vase, 1902 -
- 1902
- Collections - Artifact
Vase, 1902
- Mug, 1894 - Maria Longworth Nichols (1849-1932) founded Rookwood Pottery--the pioneering art pottery company in America--in Cincinnati in 1880. She hired talented potters and decorators to create innovative ceramic wares. Trendsetting imagery and glazes made Rookwood famous and helped establish the look of art pottery. A woman named Olga Reed (b. 1873) decorated this Rookwood mug in 1894.
- 1894
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Mug, 1894
Maria Longworth Nichols (1849-1932) founded Rookwood Pottery--the pioneering art pottery company in America--in Cincinnati in 1880. She hired talented potters and decorators to create innovative ceramic wares. Trendsetting imagery and glazes made Rookwood famous and helped establish the look of art pottery. A woman named Olga Reed (b. 1873) decorated this Rookwood mug in 1894.
- Frog Figurine, 1915-1930 -
- 1915-1930
- Collections - Artifact
Frog Figurine, 1915-1930
- Vase, 1904 -
- 1904
- Collections - Artifact
Vase, 1904
- Toby Jug, 1900-1920 -
- 1900-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Toby Jug, 1900-1920
- Child's Plate, circa 1914 - Founded in Chicago in 1900 by female graduates of the school at the Art Institute, the Kalo Shop grew into the most important American Arts and Crafts silver studio in the United States. Initially producing leather goods and other crafts, by 1910 they turned their attention to jewelry and silver. This elegant bowl reflects their motto, "beautiful, useful, and enduring."
- January 18, 1914
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Child's Plate, circa 1914
Founded in Chicago in 1900 by female graduates of the school at the Art Institute, the Kalo Shop grew into the most important American Arts and Crafts silver studio in the United States. Initially producing leather goods and other crafts, by 1910 they turned their attention to jewelry and silver. This elegant bowl reflects their motto, "beautiful, useful, and enduring."