ars longa * 07-004. Unknown Stoneage Modern jardiniere.

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07-004. Unknown
Stoneage Modern jardiniere
Zanesville Stoneware Company
USA, c. 1960
13.5 x 13.5 x 10"
Glazed ceramic
Unsigned

I've been looking for large planters I can use outside my house for a while now, and it seems that these are things people just hold on to. I very rarely see any, and normally when I do they are indescript or severely damaged. Even though this Stoneage Modern jardiniere has a chip on the rim, I couldn't pass it by simply because it is the largest piece I have ever seen. A collection of two or three of these on my front steps would be wonderful filled with flowers in the summertime.

I'm particularly fond of this glaze. Its mottled combination of blues, grays, and browns over a green base makes for an interesting visual, particularly because the glaze tends to pool in the grooves of the pottery making a nice variation between the foaminess of the glaze and the solidity of the clay. Since this inexpensive line of pottery was so highly mass produced, most pieces have "character" of some sort which just adds to their personality.

Found on January 20, 2007 in Champaign, IL.

Craig McCormick said: Nice one. I haven't seen that shape in the large sizes before. I have three big ones, the largest is 14" tall x 17" diameter. I have a brochure that shows the large japanese lantern shapes (like the one with the poinsettia in the background here http://tinyurl.com/yqlrod ) in orange! I found one on ebay once after the auction had ended. I emailed the seller asking to buy it and he told me that since it didn't sell, he tried to remove the orange finish thinking it was not original and he ruined the pot. It's also interesting that ZSC's catalogs show these modern-shaped spun pots mixed in with their other not-modern shapes. But the brochure page I have is an architectural sales rep who marketed the pots showing only the most modern shapes and offering the better glaze colors. I'll email you a pdf of the sheet.
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