Vase
ca. 1901-1910 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The American Terra Cotta & Ceramic Co. (sometimes known as the Gates Pottery after its founder, lawyer William Day Gates) was established in 1886 in the town of Terra Cotta, 45 miles north west of Chicago, Illinois. The company made sewer pipes and bricks mostly using local clays. It began 'art pottery' from about 1895 and first sold these wares in quantity from 1901. Two of Gates' four sons, and Elmer E.Gorton were graduates of the ceramics department, Ohio State University. Gates himself and several friends in the architectural profession all contributed designs for shapes. This small vase is an extremely modest example but does have the distinctive matt green glaze known as 'Teco Green'. The pottery sold its art line under the name Teco Pottery, 'Teco' being a derivation of the first letters of Terra and Cotta.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Semi-porcelain with coloured glaze |
| Brief description | Vase of white porcelain, pear-shaped with a small mouth and flattened base, covered with an opaque turquoise green glaze, made by Gates Pottery, Chicago, early 20th century. |
| Physical description | Vase of white semi-porcelain, pear-shaped with a small mouth and flattened base, covered with an opaque turquoise green glaze. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Marks and inscriptions | 'F' (?) incised (Not a standard mark for the pottery) |
| Credit line | Given by Herman Hart, Esq. in memory of his wife |
| Summary | The American Terra Cotta & Ceramic Co. (sometimes known as the Gates Pottery after its founder, lawyer William Day Gates) was established in 1886 in the town of Terra Cotta, 45 miles north west of Chicago, Illinois. The company made sewer pipes and bricks mostly using local clays. It began 'art pottery' from about 1895 and first sold these wares in quantity from 1901. Two of Gates' four sons, and Elmer E.Gorton were graduates of the ceramics department, Ohio State University. Gates himself and several friends in the architectural profession all contributed designs for shapes. This small vase is an extremely modest example but does have the distinctive matt green glaze known as 'Teco Green'. The pottery sold its art line under the name Teco Pottery, 'Teco' being a derivation of the first letters of Terra and Cotta. |
| Bibliographic reference | Evans, Paul: Art Pottery in the United States, 1974, pp.278-281 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.940-1917 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | October 10, 2008 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSON
