Object
American Art Pottery
Art pottery from the Middle West's kilns
The American art-pottery movement ran from the 1870s to the 1920s and was self-consciously an alternative to factory tableware: matte glazes, hand decoration, and a maker's name on the base.
What to look for
A potter's mark, a matte rather than glossy glaze, and throwing or carving marks that no mould would leave.
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