American ceramics

The pieces recall the ancient tradition of illustrative pottery.

A show at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts examines 20th-century ceramic art

Untitled jar, 1992; purchased in Canton, New York; stoneware, iron saturate over woo blue-brown, cone 10, reduction; Gift of American Ceramic Society Collection 2004.2.0241

1950s/60s East GERMAN POTTERY STREHLA Vintage Antique Vase Urn Fat Lava Mid-Century Modern Modernist Brown Cream Sgraffito Ceramic Vase Pot-#RusticDecor, #HandcraftedVases, #FarmhouseStyle, #NaturalWoodVases, #CountryHomeDecor, #WoodenCenterpiece, #VintageVases, #RusticWeddingDecor, #BarnwoodVases, #PrimitiveCrafts, #ReclaimedWoodDecor, #CottageChicVases, #BohemianHomeAccents, #EcoFriendlyDecor, #HandmadeWoodenCrafts, #RusticFloralArrangements, #WoodenArtPieces, #LogCabinDecor…

Beatrice Wood was best known for elaborate forms and shiny, iridescent glazes, known as lusters. She also created utilitarian pieces like this creamer.

Aztec Pattern of Tonala Pottery - two vases | Collectors Weekly

Don Schaumburg Ceramic - Flared Studio Bowl Circa 1950S American Pottery