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Dedham Pottery – Three Generations of the Robertson Family
Antiques Journal By James D. Kaufman November 1994 During the last twenty-five years, the term Dedham Pottery has been used almost exclusively to refer to that company's crackle-glaze, cobalt blue-painted tableware. This "craquelware," as its creator, Hugh Robertson,...
Dedham Pottery celebrates a centennial 1896-1996
The Dedham Times By James D. Kaufman May 10, 1996 This year marks the 100th anniversary of the first production of the now-famous Dedham Pottery. The Town of Dedham is known throughout this country as the home of the 'blue rabbit plates' with the crackle glaze. Even...
Dedham Pottery celebrates a centennial 1896-1996
The Dedham Times By James D. Kaufman June 21, 1996 Antique pottery remains popular in town after 100 years The genuine products the old Dedham Pottery have enjoyed great popularity in Dedham over the past 100 years. Today, Dedhamites' affection for the pottery shows...
Dedham Pottery celebrates a centennial 1896-1996
The Dedham Times By James D. Kaufman 5/31/1996 Today, one hundred years after Hugh Cornwall Robertson moved his pottery to Dedham, the sale of Dedham Pottery-inspired products is booming business. [button...
A passionate pursuit of Dedham Pottery
Boston Globe By Louisa Handle, Globe Correspondent It's the collector's paradox: reaching the goal of completing a collection means an end to the thrill of unearthing that rare piece. Collector James Kaufman has avoided this dilemma through Dedham Pottery, the unique...
Eye On Antiques – Dedham Pottery
Early American Life Magazine By James Kaufman April 1996 Dedham Pottery, its most familiar image a cobalt blue-painted rabbit border on a gray crackle-glaze, has been avidly collected for decades. Prized for its antique look, this hand-painted pottery is a relatively...
A Chelsea Keramic Art Works Vase with a Portrait of William Lloyd Garrison
A Chelsea Keramic Art Works Vase with a Portrait of William Lloyd Garrison Ceramics in America 2023 Published by the Chipstone Foundation By James D. Kaufman ABOLITIONIST THEMES ARE PRESENT on myriad examples of English ceramics made in the eighteenth and nineteenth...