Antique Dedham Pottery Bunny Rabbit Plate 10 Crackled Glaze Finish CPUS 1895
This plate is Circa 1895 and was made by Chelsea pottery US before the factory was moved to Dedham. It is 10 and has crackling and a tiny chip on rim. Please see all pics. In 1867, James Robertson, a Scottish immigrant, founded the family’s first company in Chelsea, Massachusetts on the corner of Marginal and Willow Streets. [1] It subsequently became the Chelsea Keramic Art Works (CKAW) from 1872 to 1889, and then Chelsea Pottery U. In 1876, family member Hugh C. Robertson visited the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia – an early world’s fair – and viewed pottery from China with a blood-red crackled glaze that would inspire him to create his own version. He would go on to develop the distinctive crackle ware glaze that makes Dedham Pottery distinctive. [2] Over 50 designs would be created, but the bunny version was the most popular and became iconic. Closed in 1895 and, just as promised, the company moved on to Dedham, Massachusetts where Hugh C. Robertson opened Dedham Pottery in 1896. [3][4] from Wikipedia.
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