The number of ceramics and pottery marks we include has been restricted in an effort to avoid duplicating work. Other pieces are marked in the mold on the bottom, sometimes with a year or shape number. "Desert Ware" was a tan body vitreous porcelain, sometimes decorated with transfer patterns. There are over 300 maker's marks currently in the database with more to be added in the future. (A quality that is consistent with the California pottery movement in general.) Bauer Pottery quickly added items more suited to their new surroundings. Caliente Pottery was the name used by Virgil Haldeman for his pottery produced in Burbank, California at the Haldeman Pottery. Much of the Universal production was marked with a round stamp, but Ballerina has a rectangular stamp with the ballerina logo. Calpotter was a Laguna Beach, California pottery company operating in the 1940s and maybe into the 1950s. Weller Pottery was in production from 1872 through 1948. La Mirada made crackle and drip glazes and used an incised mark that was broken script. Without the Metlox name in the mark, searching for "California Pottery" on the internet is almost pointless. In the mid-1930s, Vernon Kilns established a short-lived art division featuring the work of top designers like May and Vieve Hamilton, Harry Bird and Jane Bennison. Goss Vermont Pottery used interesting speckled glazes on much of their wares. Vernon closed in 1958 and Metlox Pottery purchased the molds and produced some of the Vernon designs. The tulip design was applied to the interior base in iron slip and loop and swag pattern along the interior rim. Peter Jackson maintains a website at Wakefield Studio. Fireplace surround tiles with daisies and asters, pair. The photos are grouped as follows:: Art Pottery Commemoratives Accessories Dinnerware Patterns Art Pottery Commemoratives Accessories Dinnerware Patterns The dinnerware patterns are sorted alphabetically by pattern name. Production includes brick, sewer pipe, architectural terra cotta, tile, garden ware, tableware, kitchenware, art ware, figurines, giftware, and ceramics for industrial use. Often found with drip glazes during the mid-century modern era, this company produced ashtrays, cookie jars, vases and a few figurines. Rocky Mountain Pottery Company was started by Leland Huston in 1953 in Denver, Colorado. Although this mini pitcher is marked only "Made in California" it is typical Guppy's pottery production. This mark was used in the 1930s-1940s. Evans produces stoneware and low-fired raku for the decorator trade. These related businesses were glazed with the guidance of Ethel Harris, as she supervised San Jose Potteries in her work with the Works Progress Administration (WPA), an effort to put people back to work in the 1930s performing reconstruction and public works projects. The pottery is made in Cougar, Washington. Southern Potteries was incorporated in 1920, but dinnerware hand painted under the glaze began in the 1930s and lasted until the late 1950s. Mark Letters . This options two circles, one inside the opposite, which create a ring-like form. Wallace China made restaurant ware in Huntington Park, California, from 1931 until about 1964. Vernon Kilns closed in 1958, J.A. The clay was a light beige, and most pieces are hand-signed in script in the wet clay. For more information on Jack Carnes and Camark pottery, see The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. This is studio pottery with a red clay base and a splendid glaze. The Anthony signature mark was from Anthony Freeman, one of the company owners and a designer of production figurines. W.T.B. A pottery mark can be used to determine whether your most recent porcelain collectible or pottery mark is genuine. Hall discontinued Autumn Leaf in 1976 and reissued a few items in 1978 and a few more at a later date. (signed). You can see some Winart pieces in the (affiliate link) Frankoma and Other Oklahoma Potteries (A Schiffer Book for Collectors) by Phyllis and Tom Bess. Brastoff designed a Roman line for Royal Haeger and worked in metal sculpture, jewelry and holograms before his death in 1993. Who Made American Pottery Bird Figurines? Gordy." (Ed. Hampshire Pottery operated from Keene, New Hampshire as early as the 1870s, continuing production until 1917. Dean A. Mogle started Nor-So Studio in about 1947 in Camden, Arkansas. Blue Mountain started with purchased blanks, but began producing red clay bodies with drip glazes around 1953. Haeger Potteries has been in operation in Dundee, Illinois for about 140 years. It also made dinnerware lines with hand-painted decoration of apples, starflowers, roosters, foliage, teardrops and tulips. It made figurines, pitchers, demi cups and saucers and items with fancy handles. Red Pot Marked Calif. U.S.A. Alaska Native Clay pottery is made at Cook Inlet, Alaska of red and ecru clay, often in swirl designs. Paramount Theater tile mural by Gladding, McBean & Co., Oakland. Much of the Lenox production ware was porcelain, but Temperware was heavy utilitarian dinnerware for the modern 1970s family. "RF Spaghetti" and "Cabinart" are Watt production. while others were named Taylormade or Taylorstone. estimate: $1,500-2,000. Wisecarver died in 2002 at the age of 52. The mark is stamped in small print but with excellent detail. Louisville Stoneware is an old pottery company operating in Louisville, Kentucky, since about 1815. Lenox sold decorated ceramics at the Lenox Ceramic Art Company before the turn of the 20th century and started dinnerware production about 1902. Brayton Laguna purple bull, cow, and calf figurines based on the poem Purple Cow by Gelett Burgess. He was a designer for Franciscan pottery for 20 years until his retirement in 1984. P.H. DeLee was marked with a foil sticker and sometimes a stamped mark on ecru clay. Other marks are "Rocky Mountain Pottery Company Hand-Crafted.". "[4] Robinson Ransbottom operated a pottery in Zanesville, OH from 1900 until 2005 and marked many pots with R.R.P.Co. Many are similar to other companies, distinguishable only by size or decoration. She employed local artisans to design and decorate tile in the Mexican style. A Winstanley model of a recumbent grey and A Winstanley model of a recumbent grey and white tabby cat with yellow eyes and with painted signature to base. [citation needed] With imports cut off from European and Asian markets, small family-owned and larger potteries stepped in to fill the need for ceramic giftware and tableware throughout the United States. Other marks on Roselane pieces are indented stamps on the larger figurines and print stamps on the smaller ones. John B. Taylor and M.A. Purinton is only occasionally marked. The wares were hand-painted with a rustic look and some were marked on the bottom with the Calpotter name. Zanesville, Ohio, was the location of Le Pere Pottery from about 1936 through 1961. There are many problems with company names. It's been in business since 1922, and is still in operation in 2012 with a new stamp to commemorate 90 years of stamping with the Jugtown mark. His pottery is utilitarian stoneware with unusual glazes, signed with the name in bold hand. Dryden Pottery operated in Kansas from 1946 until 1956, when it moved to Arkansas. Rookwood Pottery of Cincinnati, Ohio was the most famous American pottery at the turn of the 20th century, and much of the early Rookwood was hand-painted by artists, using the pottery as a canvas. This pottery is glazed with a clear finish and is a product of Cook Inlet Native Clay Ceramics, often signed by hand "Alaska Native Clay.". and Roseville, O. Impressed manufacturer's mark to verso of each example 'Chelsea Keramic Art Works, Robertson & Sons'. We are mostly including in our guide for the sake of completeness. 2> Pottery; Roseville Raymor fruit bowl in avocado green. Smaller, lesser known companies included Batchelder, Catalina Island, Brayton Laguna . Learn about antique and contemporary pottery jewelry by potters like Frankoma and Rosemeade and modern artists such as JoAnn Duban. Ceramics that are white or off-white, often high-fired, including vitreous china and ironstone, and usually used for dinnerware or bathroom sets. The link to Abebooks gives all the information you should need to track it down, if you're so inclined.). Catalog Number 1996.0344.04 Baldwin, Cinda K. The former Gladding, McBean & Co.'s Franciscan tableware and tile factory in Los Angeles was bought by Wedgwood from the Interpace corporation in 1979. Catalina Clay Products Catalina Pottery art ware vase. Rowe Pottery Works was established in 1975 in Cambridge, Wisconsin. Taylor, Smith and Taylor was a dinnerware company in Chester, West Virginia, from 1899 through the 1970s. or Cal. Free shipping on many items | Browse your favorite brands | affordable prices. The Limoges Gout de Ville mark features two circles with a crown and the word "Limoges" in the center. Provenance: Property from the collection of Richard Guzauskas, Palm Springs, California. O.P.Co. Watt Pottery made yellow clay pottery in Crooksville, Ohio, from about 1922 until 1965. Strong used red clay for some of his pottery, typical of North Carolina wares, where he had studied engineering at North Carolina State University. You can read more about the Gordy family in John A. Burrison's book entitled (affiliate link) Brothers in Clay: The Story of Georgia Folk Pottery. Enter at least 3 consecutive letters of the signature. This page was last edited on 3 June 2021, at 03:06. Abingdon shapes are often plain Art Deco or geometric style and the glazes are smooth and often tertiary colors unusual blues, greens and pinks. Weller used an impressed script mark, sometimes "Weller Pottery Since 1872" and a stamped half-kiln mark as well as several circular marks. DeLee pieces are hand-painted, often with closed eyes and long lashes or scared-open eyes. Kovels.com has more information and some links to other Mosaic Tile pieces for the curious. In the late 1970s, as a two-person pottery studio and shop, sales were made through art fairs and the studio showroom. [citation needed] Around Los Angeles there were over 300 producers of figurines. Jeff and Linda Potts changed the name from Potts Town to Potts Pottery. R. Guy Cowan of Cowan Pottery fame was designer for Syracuse starting in 1933. See their recent pieces at the Louisville Stoneware website. The company is still in operation in 2012. Shenango Pottery operated independently but had invested money in Castleton, and by 1951 had taken over Castleton, changing the name to Shenango China in 1954. The Limoges Meissna Mark has the words "Meissna Limoges France V-10" in pretty golden script. American Pottery Marks and Resource Directory, Paul E. 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Pfaltzgraff was started in York County, Pennsylvania by German immigrants early in the 19th century, making crocks, jugs and jars for utilitarian purposes. The pottery is best known for its bright, island-inspired matte and glossy glazes. How to collect, identify, and purchase copper, costume, gold and silver jewelry, both antique and vintage along with jewelry we have for sale. Some of his work is marked S. Ballard, but paper labels identifying the pottery as "Ballard Hand Made" and "A Product of Vermont Craftsmanship" are usually his work. Southern Potteries, Inc. was the parent company of Blue Ridge Pottery, located in Erwin, Tennessee. Click / tap images to view an image of the item.). Adams Ironstone c1962 Bishop & Stonier Bisto Mark Capodimonte Crowned N Capodimonte N artist T Galli Choisy le Roi French c1930 Crown Devon c1917 to c1930 Crown Devon c1930 on Ernst Wahliss Vienna Mark He designed Madiera, one of the popular Franciscan shapes. The Vernon Owens family operates Jugtown Pottery. Garden of the Gods is a visitor and nature center near Colorado Springs, CO, and the Garden of the Gods pottery is Native American style, much like Nemadji. The "Golden Era in tile making"[2] and art pottery, influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, was around 1910. Shenango became a division of Syracuse China about 1990. Vintage California Pottery Ceramic Elephant Planter Figurine VintageCaliPottery (89) $28.00 $35.00 (20% off) Sunset Pottery California Pink Mid Century Large 13 1/4" Chop Plate CobblestoneGlass (337) $32.47 $64.95 (50% off) Vintage Matte Pink Hexagonal Double Square Design California Pottery Marked 8118 GreenSagedotcom (301) $24.80 Buffalo pottery made semi-vitreous restaurant ware but is most famous for colorful Deldare Ware. Winart Pottery was made in Miami, Oklahoma, from 1951 until about 1972. HomegrownHandmade lists a website and more information on Potts Town Pottery, but the website is currently down. Harris G. Strong Pottery made pottery, murals, paintings and tiles in Maine during the 1950s forward until his death in 2006, beginning in Bronx, New York around 1950 before moving to Trenton, Maine. Much of the Cherokee production is dated as well as marked with "Cherokee" and an arrow. It made utilitarian ware and art pottery with heavy glazes similar to Grueby. See the Out of Hand website for more information. Gladding McBean began producing Franciscan products, with the dinnerware line started about 1934. The Jones Pottery of Pittston, Pennsylvania, operated in the 19th century by Evan R. Jones and Evan B. Jones. Antigua was a pattern marked Vernon Ware by Metlox. Some marks are made up of letters listed in alphabetical order. Early wares and figurines sell well in the American art pottery market. Dogs, horses and Disney figurines were specialties, in miniature and larger sizes, sometimes marked with a foil sticker. Obviously, the original name of a German company was in German. Kaye or Kaye of Hollywood made figurines in Hollywood, California, usually signed "Kaye" in script. Some of the pottery is marked "Ga. Art Pottery" in a circle, while other pieces are marked "Hand Made by W. J. Lightron Corporation purchased Cordey in 1969 and made lamps under the Schiller-Cordey name. Buffalo Pottery started in Buffalo, New York at the turn of the 20th century, fulfilling coupon orders from Larkin Soap for soap dishes. D.X. The pottery is still in business in 2012. Mt. Syracuse acquired Meyer China about 1984 and Shenango China about 1988. The J.A. Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, is the location of the Pigeon Forge Pottery, established about 1946 by the Ferguson family. The former Gladding, McBean & Co.'s Lincoln factory was purchased by Pacific Coast Building Products in 1976 and continues to produce sewer pipe, architectural terra cotta, and terra cotta garden ware. 1937 to 1942 C 806 is the shape number in the Catalina Pottery line made by Gladding, McBean & Co. 1937 to 1942 1937 to 1942 Used on Rancho tableware with or without Reg. Lenox developed Temperware in 1972, so you won't find the mark on Lenox prior to that date. California pottery includes industrial, commercial, and decorative pottery produced in the Northern California and Southern California regions of the U.S. state of California. Hyalyn produced useful accessories for the home, including ashtrays, plaques, vases and table service items. It imported Christmas items, merry mouse, cozy kitchen kittens and pixieware. St. Helens clay is tan and ecru with a light swirl effect. This pottery and tile workshop was closely related to San Jose Mission pottery from San Antonio. What started in the Pacific Palisades as an awkward meeting between the two quickly blossomed into a relationship -and marriage- which gave rise to one of the most successful power couples in Southern California in the 1940s. The 5 best known were Bauer, Pacific, Gladding-McBean, Vernon and Metlox. His work is marked with the Harris G. Strong name. Shenango China made vitreous china or restaurant ware in New Castle, PA. from the 1920s until the company was sold to Interpace in 1968. (affiliate link) Lehner shows Chantilly China sold by Tebor, Inc. and affiliated with American Crownford China. Those in the collection were gathered from a variety of excavations that include Old Sacramento SHP, Old Town San Diego SHP, Monterey SHP, Sonoma SHP and Fort Ross SHP. Roseville Pottery was made in Roseville, Ohio starting in 1890. The marks below are images we've captured on ceramics we have owned. Niloak is identified by incised marks in the clay, but much Niloak has a raised "Niloak" in the mold. Potts Town Pottery of Seagrove, North Carolina makes hand-turned pottery on the wheel with lead-free glazes. Le Pere made animal figurines, small vases and pitchers, often with gold decoration. Rosemeade made some swirl pottery, but most of its pottery production was molded. If you have any information on Carmel Pottery don't hesitate to Contact Us. Many figurines are marked in the mold, but pixies are often unmarked unless they are attached to a planter. In addition to making pots for sale, Alan and Nancy maintain a gallery that promotes other local artisans. Heath Ceramics of Sausalito, California, makes utilitarian and art pottery. Rocky Mountain used pine and pine bark designs, sometimes with pinecones and pine scent. He completed his Master of Fine Arts from Claremont College in 1957 and taught ceramics in Walnut, California. These were souvenir pieces available for sale in the shop near the Railroad in Canon City, Colorado. Gordy pottery were in several Georgia locations from 1907 until into the 1980s. Read more about Niloak Pottery at the Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Max Weil started Weil of California in Los Angeles, CA in 1941, creating vases, figurines and dinnerware. For more information on Lenox China, see the Lenox website's History section. Boyd Owens, the son of M. L. Owens, operates Owens Pottery in Seagrove in 2012. Vontury used pastel glazes and impressionistic art designs, creating large vases, tiles, ashtrays, and figurines. of Calif. or K.T.K. It is the sound flea market fans rushing towa Dear Lee,
Learn more about Cowan Pottery in Mark Bassett's book: (affiliate link) Cowan Pottery and the Cleveland School (A Schiffer Book for Collectors) produced by Schiffer Publishing (1997). Franciscan Ware was one of the names of Gladding, McBean & Company, operating in California from about 1875. Rockdale Union Stoneware produced salt-glazed stoneware. David Chohlidakis is a contemporary Texas pottery from Devine who makes wheel-thrown pottery under the Chohlidakis Originals name. the base possibly by Rose Fechheimer, circa 1905 converted from an oil lamp, Rookwood flame mark partly obscured by glaze, artist's cipher and numbers covered by glaze, bearing partial Rookwood paper label height 27 1/2in (69.8cm); diameter of shade 18 1/4in (46.3cm) Hunt, Eric Hellman and Cecil Jones are names to look for in Broadmoor and Colorado pottery as they signed some of the products. If you're new to looking at pottery, any marks you find may seem cryptic and random. This pottery is sometimes marked McMaster Craft, and often has souvenir identification. Blue Ridge used different marks during this time, sometimes lines of script with the Southern Potteries and Blue Ridge names and sometimes a round mark with a pine tree. These marks can be helpful in determining the value of a piece of pottery, as well as its history. Goss was made in Winooski, Middlebury and several Vermont towns over the years since 1970. Homer Laughlin made sets of shapes of dinnerware and applied different decals, creating numerous variations. It also made decorator items, plaques and a few utilitarian pieces during the 1940s until about 1964. The pottery closed in 1961. Charleton Decorating Company operated in New York, New York starting about 1941 and was a branch of Abels, Wasserberg & Co. Charleton decorated wares for many companies, including Fenton, Cambridge, Westmoreland and Consolidated Glass. Haldeman sold the factory in 1947. Antique marks are listed according to their shapes. The name was changed to Hyalyn-Cosco and later Hyalyn Pottery. Some of the marks identify the dinnerware as ironstone. California Pottery Artisan Mugs Set Navy $24 Size: 12 ounce California Pottery reggie2327 MCM Orange Yellow California Pottery Retro Glazed Serving Chip Dip Tray Bowl 326 $50 Size: OS California pottery ladygiraffeak MCM Pottery Sectional Relish Tray REPLACEMENT Dishes Orange Speckle G20 USA $20 Size: OS California Pottery classicdazzle 2 The first McCoy Pottery was started in 1848 in the Zanesville, Ohio, area. Pottery Marks Identification Made Easy Pottery Marks Identification Made Easy Pottery marks identification (a tricky task at the best of times) just got easier - with a little help from your friends! They used a pitcher and bowl set, a chamber pot, a toothbrush cup and assorted pieces in the bath area. Gordy and D.X. Jane Bennison was the daughter of owner Faye Bennison, and in addition to her . It's important to turn a piece of pottery over and inspect the base. that began operation about the turn of the 20th century, producing dinnerware and decorative plates. Metlox and Vernon Kilns were related companies, but production was not the same. Chohlidakis pottery distribution seems to be primarily in Texas and California. Other pieces are unmarked but the glazes are unusual and often help identify the products. Note that some of the marks have been enhanced for clarity the original, unedited marks appear on linked photos. The basic shape came in numerous decal patterns, some in flashy 1970s style. You'll find this shape with different decals. It used a hand-written mark or a stamp with thick letters for the name and sometimes shape numbers. Desert Sands was located in Barstow, California, for a while, operated by Arthur's son, Ferrell and nephew, Terrell. Old Ivory was a colored clay body first available in 1926, followed by Adobe (tan body) in 1931. Rookwood pottery is marked with a logo formed from the "RP" initials and flames in a circle a flame added for each year after 1886, up to 1900, which had 14 flames. Pacific Clay Products continues to manufacture sewer pipe. For more information on McCoy's history, see the McCoy Pottery website. Kaye Schueftan used "Kim Ward" as her signature after a copyright infringment lawsuit by Hedi Schoop, another Hollywood ceramicist for whom she worked before starting her own shop. Coventry was out of business by the 1960s. Kay Finch Ceramics cocker spaniel dog figurine. 4 h 4 dia in. Keep in mind only a lucky few got a mark added at the factory: we're talking a 50/50 chance. Gladding McBean was in Lincoln, California in 1875, making brick products and sewer pipe. Pat and Covey Stewart covered box with lid. Pfaltzgraff produced dinnerware starting about 1950, with "Heritage" issued in 1963 and "Village" in 1976. Chantilly China (from Trenton, New Jersey) made Victorian figurines in the U.S similar to Cordey China. Most Buffalo pottery is marked and sometimes includes an image of a buffalo. Winfield China was made in Pasadena, California from 1929 to about 1946 when it moved to Santa Monica. He is noted for Black Americana, cookie jars and Native Americana. He and his wife, Anne, worked together about 5 years before his death from tuberculosis. The marks aren't always the same, as you can see with this one. with three numbers for the shape. Lane and Company, located in Van Nuys, California produced pottery items in the 1950s and 1960s, marked with Lane & Co. and sometimes the date in the mold. The Tropico Pottery mark was used on kitchenware (mixing bowls) and art ware from April 15, 1935 to December 31,1937. These Southern California artists were no doubt inspired by the California pottery aesthetic of the 20th century, but their artistic sensibilities were too quirky or sophisticated for mainstream acceptance. American Ceramics Products Company was the new name for La Mirada Pottery after 1939. It produced Harkerware as well as dinnerware sets for Sears and Montgomery Wards. Freeman-McFarlin was a California pottery operating in El Monte from the early 1950s until about 1980. Roseville is usually marked in the mold with a script mark with a long tail on the "R" but yellow clay is a trademark of Ohio potteries. By 1948, "the peak year for the industry, over eight hundred ceramic concerns were in operation throughout California. Dog figurines were her specialty, but the shop also produced a series of Christmas plates from about 1950 through 1962. Notice the three flaws on this Metlox pitcher (right), indicative of firing pins. This wheel-thrown, alkaline-glazed stoneware bowl was made around 1845 by Thomas Chandler (1810-1854). As people moved into California after statehood in 1848, the demand for ceramic products grew exponentially. Stangl made bird figurines along with hand-painted dinnerware, decorator items and jewelry. Nemadji Pottery was located in Moose Lake, Minnesota as early as 1922, producing tile. Most Frankoma pottery is marked, but the pacing leopard mark and John Frank marks are scarce. Camark used labels and a typewriter mark as well as identification in the mold. This was called "Solana Ware" and the pottery was LaSolana Potteries, continuing operation through part of the 1980s. Rosemeade Pottery started as Wahpeton Pottery about 1940, in Wahpeton, North Dakota. Here's an article on Historic Loveland Pottery with some brief information. This mug has the LP signature for Linda Potts and the year it was made. Next in size was the Trenton area, followed by East Liverpool, and a few in the middle west such as Ceramic Arts Studio, Red Wing Pottery and Haeger Potteries.[3]. Alan Stegall and his wife, Nancy, have a pottery business in Erwin, Tennessee. Onondaga Pottery, sometimes marked O.P.Co, began business in New York about 1871 and is best known for restaurant ware. Pixie Potters Millesan Drews Pixies by Millicent Andrews. Ceramics California Oakland Museum Milwaukee Art Museum Denver Art Museum Smart Museum Of Art Museum Of Fine Arts Weisman Art Museum Everson Museum Santa Barbara Museum Rodin Museum $4,995.00 Peter Voulkos Signed Mid-century Modern Stoneware Pottery Vase, Circa 1950s 1stDibs.com Beatrice Wood Pottery Marks Dining And Entertaining Earthenware Production continued in Calabasas until 1953. California Life, California Seaside and Cerama-Stone were designed by in-house designer, Ted Scarpino; California Holiday was designed by award-winning potter Edith Heath; and California Living, which won the Museum of Modern Art's "Good Design Award" in 1951, was designed by Caleb Jackson and Ted Scarpino. If you had a name, however, that would be waaaaay too easy. The pottery was open until about 1973. Hueckel China and Porcelain Company, Inc. Los Angeles Stoneware Company (Douglass Clay Products Company after 1903), "French Chef Cookware" cookware and "California Giftware" giftware, Tableware, kitchenware, art ware & figurines, Pacific Art Tile Company (Western Art Tile Company after 1904, Pacific Sewer Pipe Company (Pacific Clay Products after 1916), Proutyline Products (American Encaustic Tiling Co. after 1926), "Robert Maxwell Stoneware" art ware, planters, figurines. Gladding, McBean & Co. Catalina Pottery Art Ware head vase. 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