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December 2005 Issue of MODish.net


Design-Technics (Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania). Studio Vase. c. 1950s. Extraordinary piece of Design-Technics, a company founded by designer Lee Rosen.


Glidden Pottery. [Eye of god]. Vase. c.1950s. Another extraordinary vase and decoration from Glidden Pottery. Courtesy of Barry Gould.


Red Wing Potteries. Sweet Shot Jolly Jar, 7". 1950s. Charles Murphy.

Stetson China (Lincoln, Illinois). c. 1950s. An unusual grouping of harder-to-find pieces of Hiawatha. The Contour shape casserole in the background is particularly scarce. Contour shape by Alfred Dube. Rio shape teapot by Charles Murphy. The name of the overall shape for this line was Holiday. As can be seen, other shapes were borrowed to round out the line. A Rio coffee pot and a Holiday covered casserole were also available.


Ballard Pottery (Ballard, Vermont). Bottom. An unusual, hand-decorated abstract Ballard vase. The opposite side has a similar, but different, underglaze decoration. Abstract, decorated Ballard vases are difficult to find.