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Note: This item is post-dated. It was actually found on August 3, 2007 while on the road.
On our way up to Minneapolis this weekend, Kate and I decided to make a quick stop at a thrift store I hadn't been to in years. I used to drive to Eau Claire years ago to thrift in Wisconsin, since it is only about 90 minutes from where I lived at the time. I had actually completely forgotten about the store until we saw the exit signs and realized we needed to stop for gas. it was a fun jaunt back to an old stomping ground, albeit almost completely by accident.
When I saw this piece in the thrift shop I was immediately attracted to it, but had no idea what it was. I knew I had seen a similar shape before, and thought it had striking similarities to both Stanley Ballard pottery as well as Frankoma. Both makers normally marked their wares, though, so I was stumped. After returning home to my books, I was able to ascertain that it was indeed a Frankoma Lazy Bones pattern sugar bowl.
Since the Stanley Ballard light went off in my head, I've been wondering if he had any connection with the Franks. I know Ballard worked under Glidden Parker at Alfred University and John Frank lists Dr. Charles F. Binns from that same school as an influence, but was there a more direct connection between Frank and Ballard? Their pottery has several overlapping characteristics, in shape but in even more-so in their surface treatment and glazing techniques. If you have any insight on this, I'd love to hear it.
Found on August 07, 2007 in Eau Claire, WI.
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