Vintage Potters Co-Operative/Joseph Mrazek Semi Vitreous Pitcher C 1918

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Description

A large pitcher with a hand painted in a colorful floral pattern.

The ceramic pitcher has been hand painted … Read more A large pitcher with a hand painted in a colorful floral pattern.

The ceramic pitcher has been hand painted in a floral pattern with a black handle and black and orange rings at the base. It has a shallow glazed foot and base and an orange rim. The interior is glazed in an off-white glaze color.

There is a mark on the base that has been partially glazed over. I can read “semi-vitreous __”, “Potters Co.” and the word “East” inside a shield mark. This is the mark of Potters Co-Operative Co. from East Liverpool, OH.

The Potters Cooperative (aka TPC) was started by a group of disgruntled potters who had been locked out of their potteries after trying to form a Pottery Workers Union. The facility operated from 1882 to 1925.

The mark over the backstamp and design is characteristic of Joseph Mrazek, a Czech ceramic artist that decorated Potters Cooperative white pottery in New York City in 1917-1918 during World War I

***Please note*** we are also selling a set of three small ceramic plates from Czechoslovakia with a very similar design. They would coordinate very well with this pitcher.

MEASUREMENTS

7 ¾” (19.7 cm) diameter x 6 ¼” (15.9 cm) tall. Weighs 2 lbs 2.4 oz (970g)

CONDITION

There are no cracks, chips, breaks, or repairs. There is staining in the glazed interior. There are several tiny glaze chips on the handle where the white biscuit shows through the blaze enamel. The yellow band at the base shows some discoloration. The foot is not perfectly level and the pitcher wobbles a very slight bit on a flat table.

A fun large pitcher to add to your kitchen for a touch of color and whimsy. See less