Vase
1896-1928 (made)
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The plate is decorated with the "Rabbit" design, the pattern for which Dedham Pottery is best known. It was the company logo and that design probably comprised at least half of the company's production. Although there were usually about fifteen standard patterns, around one hundred have shown up in quite varying numbers over the years.
The mark on the reverse dates the piece from 1896 to 1928. The word "registered" just under the square blue stamp mark was added in 1929 and prevailed until the business closed in 1943. It is not possible to narrow the date further than 1896-1928.
The mark on the reverse dates the piece from 1896 to 1928. The word "registered" just under the square blue stamp mark was added in 1929 and prevailed until the business closed in 1943. It is not possible to narrow the date further than 1896-1928.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with a crackled glaze, painted |
| Brief description | Vase designed by Joseph L Smith, made by Dedham Pottery, Dedham, Massachusetts USA, 1892, earthenware with a crackled glaze, painted |
| Physical description | Plate, earthenware decorated in blue with a border of rabbits and plants over a white crackled glaze |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Dedham Pottery' and ?a rabbit?, printed within a rectangle. |
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| Credit line | Given by R. J. Charleston |
| Object history | Joseph Lindon Smith was Director of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and, with his wife Alice, they provided designs for the pottery which was set up in new premises in 1896 at Dedham, southwest of Boston. It was the successor to the Chelsea Keramic Art Works, established by the Robertson family at nearby Chelsea, in 1866. At the new works, H.C.Robertson, the director, continued production of crackled glazes. |
| Summary | The plate is decorated with the "Rabbit" design, the pattern for which Dedham Pottery is best known. It was the company logo and that design probably comprised at least half of the company's production. Although there were usually about fifteen standard patterns, around one hundred have shown up in quite varying numbers over the years. The mark on the reverse dates the piece from 1896 to 1928. The word "registered" just under the square blue stamp mark was added in 1929 and prevailed until the business closed in 1943. It is not possible to narrow the date further than 1896-1928. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.418-1967 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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