The
Frankoma piece we offer is a mini bud vase in the black onyx glaze, produced 1950-1951. It is made from the red Sapulpa clay extracted
from Sugar Loaf Hill. On the bottom the mold number is stamped: Frankoma #32. It measures only 4 1/2 inches
tall and is 1 1/4 inches diameter at the top and 2 1/4 inches diameter at the
base. Very good condition, no cracks or chips or repair.
"You can feel the difference
when you touch a piece of Frankoma Pottery. It's not only beautiful, it
demonstrates the hand crafting that's been a Frankoma tradition since 1933. John Frank had just
graduated from the Chicago Art Institute in 1927 when he was hired by the University of Oklahoma
to establish the school's first Ceramic Art Department
in the fall of that year. While he taught at the university until 1936, he also
became restless to follow his dream, and in 1933 started his own commercial
pottery manufacturing business. His ambition was to create a line of fine art
ware and sculpture that people of even the most modest of family incomes could
afford to own and enjoy in their home. Frankoma history continues..." reads a
review on www.frankomaland.com.
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