Pisgah Forest Pottery Turquoise and Yellow Pitcher
A turquoise and yellow pitcher from early 20th Century Arts & Crafts pottery, Pisgah Forest.
Dimensions: 6" X 4" X 7"
Condition: EXCELLENT vintage used shape
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Pisgah Forest Pottery was the third and last pottery that Walter B. Stephens opened and operated. The first, Tenessee Nonconnah, was a pottery he started with his mother in 1904. Following her death in 1910, he shut it down and opened North Carolina Nonconnah in 1913. This second pottery only lasted 5 years. Eventually, after having been a in 1926 he opened Pisgah Forest Pottery in Skyland, North Carolina.
Art pottery itself had only been introduced 50 years earlier and half that time Stephens had been practicing the craft. His style was highly influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement but he also studied, like many at the time, the techniques of Chinese porcelain, experimenting with and incorporating those techniques into his work. Stephens and his work became significant contributions to the American Arts and Crafts ceramic movement of the 20th Century.
On this piece specifically, as you can (or can't) see the mark is difficult to make it. Compare known Pisgah Forest markings, however, and it's clear who the maker is. Typically, the mark would change each year to include the current year. If that is present in this mark, it is not visible. Fortunately, I was able to get specific information on this piece's production from a former Pisgah Forest potterer. "Pisgah Forest pitcher made by Thomas Case. His distinctive handle and the yellow was primarily used during the 1960s - 1980s. Base mark from the 1950s but Case used it for many years."
Late Pisgah Forest Pottery Turquoise and Yellow Pitcher measures 6" X 4" X 7". It is in EXCELLENT vintage used shape, free of any cracks, chips or crazing.