Grueby (1894–1920)
Incised stems, leaves, and a bud decorate this Grueby vase, Most Grueby pieces are made with a solid color glaze so pieces with both green and yellow glaze are popular with collectors. It is marked RE for Ruth Erickson, a decorator.
Also known as Faience Company/Grueby Pottery Company/Grueby Faience and Tile Company. William Henry Grueby started working at Boston-area potteries as a boy. He founded an architectural tile company in 1884 before opening his own Grueby Faience Company ten years later. The company made architectural tiles and art pottery. Most of it had a matte green glaze […]