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hyalyn Shibui... '63
Submitted by wildgather on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 3:24pm
hyalyn Shibui... '63
hyalyn Shibui,from the 1963 catalog. These pieces are sometimes marked with a T before the # for Textured.
Not always. The two planter's in photo are marked A-15 both of them. and the ash tray is marked RM 48.
The letters before the # sometimes indicate the artist or designer. Like Eva Zeisel's, Z-ware Then again not always.
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T522
I was not familiar with this line. Thanks!
The T522 shape is particularly intriguing to me. Amazing! T516 and T518 almost look like some of the things Architectural Pottery was making, although much smaller in scale. It is all really quite stunning.
great share!
It's terrific to see more of the Shibui line and connect a few more dots. I recognized a number of items, especially T449, the two vases with the orange glaze in your pic. I see variations of that piece all the time, and often wondered if they were part of a line. Thanks again.
Are these phenomenal pottery
Are these phenomenal pottery catalogs and ephemera that everyone but me owns all eBay acquisitions? Where do you find these marvels?
I would have given anything
I would have given anything for a look at some of these when I started collecting hyalyn.
There were and still are no books on hyalyn (yet) some catalogs were won on ebay, very expensive.
Some I found while hunting hyalyn in Hickory N.C. where the hyalyn plant was.
Brad (Tennebrac) and mpratt were the only source of info I could find. I remain grateful.
Cool to know...
...thanks. I suspected someone would really have to scavenger and be persistent to find this type of goldmine, since I am both and have yet to score like that. Neat for us this community is full of people willing to share. Thanks.
we should put all this
we should put all this terrific info in chart/list form for easy reading.
Beautiful line...
...thanks for sharing!
Shibui
Wildgather, thanks for sharing your excellent Hyalyn collection and catalog information. Is it known if the florist trade was a big market for Hyalyn vase and planter lines? If so, receiving flowers in a Hyalyn vase would truly be a gift to remember.
modlectic, You have an
modlectic,
You have an amazing collection. I particularly like your Michael Lax vases (of course). From what I've seen in their catalogs, it was a very large part of their business. Garden Club for example was a trade name for good design in floral containers which dates to the mid 50s as the Garden Club line. They had over 70 variations of several designs and over 100 by the 60s. Directly marketing the florist trade and what was apperantly pretty big back then, Garden clubs. I agree, an impressive way to receive arrangements.
Florist Trade and Garden Clubs
It appears from reviewing the catalogs that the florist trade and garden clubs were big business for the company. Oh, and smokers, too (ashtrays, cigarette boxes, lighters).
It's still big business.
When I recently visited the Haegar pottery company, it was apparent that much of their big business comes from the florist trade, industrial ceramics (pizza stones, etc.) and specialty order products. Their art pottery business is much smaller and less lucrative in comparison.