Description
1946 Green Top Pottery Petersham Massachusetts Henry Jewett Greene(1879-1970). 8" wide x 2.25" tall with no cracks, chips, restorations, scratches, or crazing. It is iscised hjg 46 on the footrim.
Henry and his wife Bertha Elizabeth Auracher were married on October 23, 1907 in Lisbon, Iowa. Henry and Bertha were self-taught potters. Henry while active would have lectures called "The Lure of Pottery" where he would discuss his world travels of visiting other countries to learn about the pottery making medium. In these lectures, he would discuss in detail visits to a few of the important Chinese kilns where it was reflected some of the finest pottery in the world was made. These lectures would also typically include a demonstration of Henry at the wheel. In 1938 they exhibited at the Syracuse Ceramic Nationals. Henry's work can be found in the University of Michigan Museum of Art Collection.
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