Potting Shed 1997 Figural Rabbit Butter Keeper Dedham Pottery Concord MA RARE

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Potting Shed 1997 Figural Rabbit Butter Keeper Dedham Pottery Concord MA RARE:
$65.00

Rare! Vintage The Potting Shed Dedham Pottery Bunny Figural Covered Butter Dish
Dedham Rabbitby Potting Shed 1997 (Discontinued Pattern)This two piece butter keeper dish is traditional in its style of the antique highly collectable of days gone pottery from Dedham Pottery. The Pieces are hand painted with cobalt glaze details, with crackle glaze, the under plate bordered with sponge ware cobalt finish.
Under Plate measures 8.5\" L x 4.75\" W. Perfect except for tiny fleabite on rim (see photo).Cover measures 7.5\" L x 2.75\" W x 3\' D and is in perfect condition.Weight Set, unpacked: 1 lb., 6.2 oz.Hugh Robertson, a fifth generation potter, openedThe Dedham Pottery Companyin 1896 in Dedham, Massachusetts during the American Arts And Crafts movement. The company was a working pottery until 1943. During that span of time , the pottery\'s artisans created more than fifty designs for their dinnerware and serving pieces. The most popular design was the endearing little bunny now known as \"the Dedham Rabbit\". The rabbit became the identifying signature of The Dedham Pottery and remains so today. Through the years, the Dedham rabbit has won an international following. Pieces of the original Dedham Pottery are highly prized by collectors, from individuals to prestigious institutions such as the Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts and The Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. In 1973,Chotsie Starr, who was already enjoying her ceramics hobby, decided to supplement her collection of original Dedham Pottery with self-made reproductions. Chotsie\'s originality and craftsmanship, to her pleasant surprise, won acclaim from all who saw it. She soon found herself preoccupied with filling orders from family and friends who had seen her work and wanted pieces for their own use and enjoyment. The more Chotsie\'s work was seen, the more her reputation for fine craftsmanship grew. In 1975, Chotsie agreed to sell her reproductions through two local retail shops. That initiative confirmed her inner suspicion that the appeal of the Dedham Pottery patterns was not only timeless, it was also broad-based. By 1977, Chotsie sensed that she was onto something bigger than her cellar-based hobby could sustain. So, with her sons Chris and Rob and several local artisans, Chotsie foundedThe Potting Shed, Inc. Since starting her adventure over 34 years ago, Chotsie has seen her hobby transformed, first into a fledgling company and, eventually, into a viable, nationally distributed and internationally respected enterprise. The customer base which started with family and friends visiting her cellar-based pottery has grown to thousands of people worldwide! The pottery, itself, quickly outgrew the cellar location and was relocated to a roomy old New England factory building in Concord, Massachusetts. The product line has grown from a relatively small selection of pieces to over three hundred items ranging from decoratively functional to functionally decorative. And, true to Chotsie\'s original intent, each item is still produced with painstaking craftsmanship to ensure a faithfullness to the original Dedham Pottery and to produce products that will provide lasting value and enjoyment to the customer. Each year, new pieces and new patterns are introduced to respond to customers\' interests and to entice their imagination. After an abundant life of 91 years, Chotsie passed away in May of 2012. Her son, Rob Starr, and a small group of gifted artisans dedicate their daily efforts to insuring that Chotsie\'s endeavor to reinvigorate the Dedham Pottery tradition flourishes!