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Nicholas Mosse has been making sponge decorated pottery since 1975. Spongeware is the Irish name for an old ceramic technique where each tiny design element is applied with intricately cut sponges. It is a tradition begun in the 19th century, when spongeware was used for simple country ware. Every piece of Nicholas Mosse Pottery hs been created with enormous care. Every jug, mug, bowl or plate has been handmade, slipped turned and hand decorated with cut sponges and brush. The pottery is made in an old converted flour mill on the river Nore using pure Irish earthenware. The kilns are fired with water power drawn from the passing river. |
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Peek in the Attic "makes the past a great present" EST. 1981 |
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6722 Snider Plaza - Dallas, Texas, 75205 - 214.750.PEEK (7335) Photography
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Hugh
Robertson, a fifth generation potter, opened The Dedham Pottery
Company in 1896 in Dedham, Massachusetts during the American
arts and crafts movement. The company was a working pottery until
1943. During that time the pottery's artisans created over fifty
designs for their dinnerware and serving pieces. The most popular
design was the endearing little bunny now known as "the
Dedham rabbit." The rabbit became the identifying signature
of Dedham pottery and remains so today. Through the years, the
"Dedham rabbit" has won an international following.
Pieces or original Dedham pottery are highly przed by collectors,
from individuals to prestigious institutions such as the Museum
of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts and the Smithsonian Institution
in Washington, D.C.