Important Ipswich vase by Marblehead Pottery

Important Ipswich vase by Marblehead Pottery

Artist/Company: Marblehead Pottery

Location: Rago Arts and Auction Center

Estimates: $150,000 - $200,000

Realized Price: $250,000

Annie Aldrich and Sarah Tutt for Marblehead Pottery
Important Ipswich vase

USA, c. 1909
glazed earthenware
8.75 h x 7 dia in (22 x 18 cm)

The present lot is one of only a few known examples. Impressed manufacturer’s mark to underside ‘MP’ with ship symbol. Incised artist’s initials to underside ‘AT’.

Provenance: Collection of Edith Anna Parker Goldthwait, Marblehead | Thence by descent

Literature: Keramic Studio 11, June 1909, pg. 40 Beauty in Common Things: American Arts & Crafts Pottery from The Two Red Roses Foundation, Clancy and Eidelberg, pg. 88 The Art That is Life: The Arts & Crafts Movement in America 1875-1920, Kaplan, ppg. 256-257

Keramic Studio, June 1909, pg. 40 showing an Ipswich vase (left)