{"product_id":"estatefreshaustincom-993","title":"1940's Rosemeade Dakota Pottery Elephant Salt and pepper shakers","description":"1940's Rosemeade Dakota Pottery Elephant Salt and pepper shakers. Much less\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;common in this trunk down form but I have seen this exact mold with original\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;labels, plus it's obviously Rosemeade clay, uncommon color also. 2.5\" tall with\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;no damage.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Rosemeade pottery has become a popular collectible today because its creator,\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Laura Taylor Hughes, chose subjects which continually fascinate people--animals,\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;birds, fish--and modeled authentic characterizations of their living\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;counterparts.  These innovative designs were then accurately hand painted in\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;nature's vivid coloring.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Laura Taylor combined education, experience and creative skill.  Educated at\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;UND, Taylor was a student and assistant to nationally known director, Margaret\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Cable.  After a short period of making Dickota pottery at the Dickinson Clay\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Products Company, Laura Taylor was appointed state supervisor of the North\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Dakota Works Administration (WPA).\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;An opportunity to demonstrate pottery making at the 1939 New York World's Fair\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;changed Laura Taylor's life as she met Robert J. Hughes, zealous booster of\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;state enterprise.  Together they founded the Wahpeton Pottery Company in January\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;1940 and married three years later.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Many of Laura Taylor's naturalistic designs reflected the native flora and fauna\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;of her North Dakota farm childhood.  A wide range of other products included\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;place souvenirs, human forms, functional items and advertising pieces. \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Observing trends, Taylor met the needs and wishes of the public.  The company\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;name was changed to Rosemeade Potteries in 1953 for better name recognition and\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;remained successful while many other companies of that era did not survive.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Distinctive lustrous glazes created by Howard Lewis, production manager, set\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Rosemeade apart, making it easily recognizable.  Metal oxides painted under the\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;glazes fired into colorful hues.  Lewis also threw swirl pottery vases and\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;pitchers.  He learned the swirl process while working at Niloak Pottery and\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;previously produced \"Dickota Badlands\" swirl pottery for the Dickinson Clay\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Products Company.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Joe McLaughlin succeeded Lewis as production manager.  McLaughlin introduced\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;decorative decals, including those of wildlife artist Les Kouba, and accelerated\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;advertising specialties sales.  Rosemeade Potteries closed in 1961.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Although some early pottery and the swirl ware were thrown on the potter's\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;wheel, the majority of Rosemeade was cast in molds.  Most Rosemeade pottery is\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;identified with an impressed mark or an ink stamp of the company name in black\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;or blue lettering on the bottom.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;tw254","brand":"sale - www.estatefreshaustin.com Estate Fresh Austin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46700667666648,"sku":"8490235969_AC3C","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6284\/7960\/files\/1940s-rosemeade-dakota-pottery-elephant-salt-and-pepper-shakersestate-fresh-austin-941856.png?v=1757828562","url":"https:\/\/estatefreshaustin.com\/it\/products\/estatefreshaustincom-993","provider":"Estate Fresh Austin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}