Apr 13, 2022
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Teco Pottery matte green flared squash blossom vase.
TECO GREEN-GLAZED POTTERY VASE
Teco Pottery matte green vase #423, Art Nouveau form designed by Fernand Moreau c1910
Vase, c. 1910. Corn, glazed earthenware; No. 434, Teco Pottery; Gates Potteries, Terra Cotta, Illinois, 1886–c. 1930; design attributed to Fernand Moreau, American, 1853–1920; 11 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.
Vase, model no. 423 by Fernand Moreau ( Designer ), Gates Pottery ( Maker ) Teco Ware, 1904-1910
Teco Pottery matte green vase with raised reticulated leaves. Unsigned.
The American Terracotta Tile and Ceramic Company was founded in 1881; originally as Spring Valley Tile Works; in Terra Cotta, Illinois, between Crystal Lake, Illinois and McHenry, Illinois near Chicago by William Day Gates. It became the country's first manufactury of architectural terracotta in 1889. The production consisted of drain tile, brick, chimney tops, finials, urns, and other economically fireproof building materials. Gates used the facilities to experiment with clays and glazes in an effort to design a line of art pottery which led to the introduction of Teco (pronounced TĒĒ - CŌ ) Pottery. American Terra Cotta's records are housed at the University of Minnesota and include original architectural drawings.[1]
The smooth, micro-crystalline, matte "Teco Green" glaze of Teco art pottery was developed independently and wasn't an attempt to copy the famous Grueby green.
[...]The pottery shapes derived from line and color rather than elaborate decoration. While most of the 500 shapes created by 1911 were the product of Gates' efforts, many of the remaining Teco designs were the work of several Chicago architects that were involved in the Prairie School style as expressed by Frank Lloyd Wright. They had rejected the revival styles of American architecture of the 19th century in favor of using wood, stone and clay in simplicity of design. Any ornamentation consisted of geometrical or natural objects which merged gracefully with the form. Teco Pottery became closely linked with this style and the pottery was often an integral part of Prairie School homes.
via Teco pottery (wikipedia)