Cachepot
- Object Name:
- Cachepot
- Object ID:
- 1994.005
- Creator:
- Butler, John; Ossipee Pottery
- Place of Origin:
- Ossipee, NH
- Date:
- 1950-1955
- Description:
- Cachepot, red stoneware. Conical body with short, straight shoulder and curved lip. Band of repeating, incised starbursts in squares around base, grey-green matte glaze over all exterior. "OSSIPEE" incised on bottom.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Stoneware - Dimensions:
- H-3.6 Dia-6.4 inches
- Provenance:
- John Butler ran a production pottery studio in the early 1950s. It may be these pieces that were marked "Ossipee." One of two pieces purchased by donor in early 1950s at a craft shop in New York City run by husband and wife silversmiths who may have been associated with John Butler's Ossipee pottery. Joseph Tripetti and Gerry Williams were also associated with the pottery.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Madeline H. Farnsworth
- People:
- Butler, John, Farnsworth, Madeline H. (1914-2006), Trippetti, Joseph (1923- ), Williams, Gerry (1926-2014)
- Subjects:
- Crafts
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