Unmarked pottery, girl cookie jar

[Sacrebleu]

I just see a lot if similarities between my pottery and the one I posted a picture of, you don't see it?

[mart]

Sorry but other than a similar shape,,I do not !!

[icedgold10]

There were a lot of ceramic cookie jars made by individuals in the 70's.  Looking at the way the mold line was sanded on the bottom I think it may be an individual in that craft that did it.  A company would not have done it that rough. 

[mart]

Could well be a hobby shop piece !!

[Sacrebleu]

Agreed!

[bigwull]

I it was a craft piece or a Hobby shop....why put a mark on the bottom..if it was intended to be a one off....i,ve looked at that mark and magnified it, and there is an A there..along with 2 other letters,..and it has that large wedged bottom....so i,m sticking with


Others were marked with the abbreviation "A.B. Co.". Some jars left the plant with paper labels that have long since disappeared. However you can usually identify American Bisque cookie jars by their unique large wedge shapes on the bottoms.

[icedgold10]

It was very common here for people to put there initials on a piece.  The dream of becoming a great artist. 

[bigwull]

Well if that,s the case....they did,nt do a very good job of it....

[mart]

It was very common here for people to put there initials on a piece.  The dream of becoming a great artist. 

Indeed they did !!  A new ceramic shop just opened here !! Must be an upsurge in the hobby !!
We asked a couple of times for the words ect on the bottom,, didn`t get them !!

[icedgold10]

Many were just entertaining themselves when they ran out of valium so no wonder you can't make out what they say.  lol  I had mentioned awhile back I helped my mom run her ceramics business and it was the big rage back then.  I still have pieces I made from back then including a cookie jar.  It will be resurging because it is a lot of fun to do.