April 12, 2024
Edwin Bennett Pottery BONA FAMA Washstand Bowl Pitcher Soap Dish Mug Cup 6 p Set
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EDWIN BENNETT POTTERY COMPANYThe Latin motto "Bona Fama Est Melior Zona Aurea" roughly translates as "A good reputation is better than a golden belt."This mark was used by the Edwin Bennett Pottery Company after 1890.Large Pitcher and Bowl, Soap Dish, Drinking Glass, and Shaving MugPretty Bluish Green FlowersNo Chips or Cracks ... Beautifully Crazed Throughout ...Some Staining as seen in PhotosThe Edwin Bennett Pottery Company, Baltimore, Maryland operated 1846-1936. Among the first wares produced were those for utilitarian purposes (e.g., mugs and plates). Bennett also experimented with clay bodies and glazes. Along with the company's subsidiaries, Edwin Bennett Company became one of the largest suppliers in the United States of hotel kitchen and tableware, chemical containers, public restroom fixtures, and roofing tiles.Edwin Bennett (1818-1908), born in Newhall , Derbyshire , was an English American pioneer of the pottery industry and art in the United States , and founder of the Edwin Bennett Pottery Company of Baltimore , Maryland . Producing a variety of wares from the everyday to the fine and artistic, his company, continued in operation until forced to close during the Great Depression in 1936. Examples of Edwin Bennett pottery may be found in museums across the United States, including the Smithsonian ( National Museum of
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