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Design-Technics
Submitted by modlectic on Sat, 03/05/2011 - 7:26pm
Design-Technics Book Ends & Small Dish
Stoneware book ends and small dish from Design-Technics. The book ends are marked, the small dish is not. According to Mid-Century Modern Dinnerware: A Pictorial Guide Ak-sar-ben to Pope-Gosser by Mike Pratt, Design-Technics had a workshop located at Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania and a showroom in New York City.
The other pottery in the photograph is a Marshall Studios lamp base.
These were a 20th Century Cincinnati Show find thanks to the superb booth of atomicscott.
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Great photo. Scott, where were you hiding those bookends? Nice find, Clyde.
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I think that you walked by them twice on Saturday, Mike!
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Your photo really accentuates their beauty, Clyde!
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Terrific that these went home with you, Clyde. Any insights on this glazing technique? Is that glass frit applied under the glaze before firing? Must be a temperature thing, too. I've always wondered how the frit maintained it's texture while the surface ends up smooth.
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Regarding the glazing technique, about all I can do is speculate (likely dangerous) based on what I see on these pieces. The stoneware book ends have recessed tops that appear to have been filled with glass frit and you are correct, the surface is smooth. The top surface looks like clear glass to me but I suppose it could be glaze of some sort.
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Neat score!
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I must've missed these the first time around - love those bookends though! Gorgeous :)