Kohler

A recent find; this 7-inch lavender vase was made by Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wisconsin) around 1927-1928 when they introduced plumbing fixtures in color. There is a Kohler U.S.A mark on the bottom along with an H6 pencil mark. Like all of Kohler's plumbing fixtures, this vase has a shiny vitreous glaze and a heavy clay body.

Here is more information about the history of Kohler vases that I learned from Mark at Kohler Talk...

Believe it or not, Kohler did make vases at one time, in a variety of shapes and colors. The first vases were made about 1927-1928 when Kohler Co. introduced plumbing fixtures in color. These vases were cervical, and about 7 inches high. In 1927, the company introduced its first colors -- Horizon Blue, Old Ivory, Spring Green, Lavender, Autumn Brown and West Point Gray. It seems likely that vases were made in those colors. Vases in other colors will also be found since vases were made in a wide variety of experimental colors until the exact shades of the new colors were determined. The first use of Kohler vases outside of the pottery test labs seems to have been as awards given to the prizewinners in the flower contest at the Kohler Village Fair. There are also cylinder vases about 13 inches high and 5 inches in diameter. These vases apparently date back to the same time period, late 1920's and into the 1930's, and were made in the original Kohler colors as well. A 9-inch-high vase was introduced in the mid-1940's. These vases were shown in four colors: Spruce Green, which was in the Kohler line from 1945-1972; Peachblow, 1934-1986; Cerulean Blue, 1938-1986 and Tuscan, 1929-1953. Finally, a 9-inch-high gooseneck vase was first made during the introduction of the "Bold Look of Kohler" advertising campaign in the mid-1960's. That campaign included a profusion of new colors, and vases were made in most of those colors--Expresso, Jade, Coppertone, Antique Red, Blueberry, Avocado, Tiger Lily, Harvest Gold, New Orleans Blue, Mexican Sand, Fresh Green, Black Black, Pink Champagne, Sunflower, Parchment, Country Grey, Aspen Green and Swiss Chocolate.