April 25, 2024
BLUE WILLOW Buffalo Pottery 1911 - Large VEGETABLE Bowl
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BLUE WILLOW Buffalo Pottery 1911 Large VEGETABLE Bowl This Vegetable Bowl is in the dark inky blue vintage transfer ware of Blue Willow. It depicts the scenery of the famous willow story and is considered 'Blue & White' transfer ware. Research indicates that Buffalo Pottery's history began in 1903 when the Larkin Soap Company of Buffalo, New York began making pottery and china to offer customers as premiums when they purchased soap products by mail order or through select retail outlets. While the soap being sold was the focus of John Durrant Larkin, his brother-in-law Elbert Hubbard, who was a salesman with the company, spearheaded the marketing plan that resulted in the now-famous pottery company. His fascination with the Arts and Crafts movement no doubt influenced the decorated art pottery Buffalo distributed with soap in its early years. Back Mark: Semi-Vitreous Buffalo Pottery 1911. Size: The Vegetable dish is 10.75" long x 9" wide x 2" deep (dimensions are approximates). Condition: Used. No cracks seen, some bottom wear marks, some staining (which we have found can be cleaned) and one 'flea bite' nic on the back side of the outer edge (on the right side at the rounded edge) and some crazing . Wear is consistent with age and use. W e are not experts and ask that you please review all the pictures as they are of the actual
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