Vase

Object NameVase

Manufacturer Hampshire Pottery (American (Keene, NH), 1871 - 1923)

Date1904-1914

Dimensions3 1/8 × 5 1/2 × Mouth Diameter 4 1/8 in. (7.9 × 14 × 10.5 cm)

ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Ceramics

Credit LineTransferred from the Department of Materials Science. In the permanent collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Object numberUM2014.203

Status

Not on view

Collections

Decorative Arts

CultureAmerican

Label TextThe Hampshire Pottery in Keene, New Hampshire, was established in 1871 by James S. Taft, primarily for the production of flower pots and other utilitarian wares of locally-found clay. Just after the turn of the century, the firm added an art line, making earthenware vessels embellished with different colored glazes, the domain of Taft’s brother-in-law Cadman Robinson, who was its driving force. The dominant glaze was a smooth opaque matte green that capitalized on the popularity of the Grueby Pottery’s distinctive matte green glaze developed in 1897. The pottery closed in 1923. Source: met.com Further reading: “The Story of Hampshire Pottery” by A. Harold Kendall, 1966

Markingsmolded on base “132/Hampshire Pottery/M in circle”.

PeriodArts and Crafts

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