Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI 1903-present This vintage Pewabic tile depicts a stylized sailboat and sunset deeply set into the clay. It’s iridescent glaze covers all sides and has touches of mauve, blue and gold. On the back is the original paper label attached when this tile was given as a gift to an [...]
Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI 1903-present The central fleur de lys and four corners are raised and have glossy, cobalt glazing, which contrasts nicely with the matte pale blue. This antique tile has the original Pewabic paper label and comes from Norman Karlson’s collection. See it in his Encyclopedia of American Art Tiles, Region 3, [...]
Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI 1903-present This is a dazzling collection of assorted early Pewabic tiles. The most influential legacy of founder Mary Chase Perry Stratton was, inarguably, the groundbreaking iridescent glazes which caused a sensation in the world of American art pottery. An array of matte and bright iridescent glazes in rich, aqueous greens, blues [...]
Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI 1903-present This is a unique use of tile, all Pewabic field tiles plus three 2″ inserts, making up this attractive vintage panel. From a distance, the gold and green appear to be individual tiles, but are in fact border tiles. There is a combination of matte and glossy finishes. The tiles [...]
Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI 1903-present This is a delightful cuenca tile depicting a whimsical sea creature or dragon. It’s velvety glaze in a rich, dark sea green overlaps the edges. Pewabic has a long design tradition of crafting tiles that feature beautifully modeled creatures and this is a wonderful example of that legacy. See [...]
Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI 1903-present Ella Peters (1901-1994) was employed at Pewabic Pottery as founder Mary Chase Stratton’s assistant/secretary. When she retired in 1969 after 30 years with the company, she and her husband Ira, using original molds and glaze formulas, continued to make pieces out of their home. This relief tile was created by [...]
Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI 1903-present Remarkable little cup dating back to the mid to late 1920′s from Pewabic with a portion of the original paper label covering the incised marking. The wonderful dripping, iridescent glazing has shades of blue, purple, green, gold and gray. As any Pewabic fan knows the photos do not do justice [...]
