Teco Pottery

David Rago, Lambertville, NJ
Acquired from the above by Edward and Kathy Friedman, Pittsburgh, PA, 2003
Acquired from the above in 2010

Sharon S. Darling, Teco:  Art Pottery of the Prairie School, Erie, PA, 1989, pp. 114 and 136
Leslie Greene Bowman, American Arts & Crafts: Virtue in Design, Los Angeles, 1990, p. 205 (for an example of the model in the collection of LACMA)
Barbara Mayer, In the Arts & Crafts Style, San Francisco, 1992, p. 16

Overall in good condition. When examined under blacklight there are two small areas of prior restoration, one very small area to the high point on one of the vertical foliate elements at the shoulder, and the other to one of high points on the upper rim. These two restorations were sensitively executed and are not visible without inspecting the vase with a blacklight. With a few minute surface imperfections to the glaze inherent in the making, and with light surface soiling to some of the recessed contours on the lower register of the vase. The underbase with four felt pads. A particularly attractive example of this iconic Teco model, displaying a particularly rich glaze with strong charcoaling accents throughout which meaningfully heighten the sculptural nature of the form.
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