Antique The Roycroft Shops East Aurora N.Y. Pottery Butter Churn 5″ High for Sale

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Antique The Roycroft Shops East Aurora N.Y. Pottery Butter Churn 5″ High For Sale

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Antique The Roycroft Shops East Aurora N.Y. Pottery Butter Churn 5″ High :
$199.00

My parents have had this for my entire life. I believe it was at my grandparents' previous to our home.

In fantastic condition!

Measurements with wooden piece 11.0 inches. Body 4 5 x3.5 inches

History

In 1895 Elbert Hubbard founded the Roycroft Campus in East Aurora, New York, carving the motto "Head, Heart, Hand" into the front door of the Inn. Roycroft would become a cornerstone of the American Arts & Crafts Movement, employing 500 artisans at its peak and supplying hand crafted products to over 300 retail outlets around the country until 1938. The Roycroft Campus is a National Historic Landmark.

Researchers have determined that two landscape painters, Carl Ahrens and Eleanor Douglass, attempted pottery making here in 1900. Their efforts were not successful and there are no examples of their work. Any ceramic object with a single R mark was manufactured by Buffalo China for the Roycroft Inn and for the Roycrofters "goodie baskets".

Established in 1974, the Roycroft Pottery was the only working artisan studio on the Roycroft Campus until Janice McDuffie moved the production to her home January of 2009 after 35 years on the campus. She has been testing glazes ever since, developing a new glaze palette for the new firing conditions.

Original Roycroft Trademark

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The Original Roycroft trademark was adapted from a symbol used by a school of 14th Century monks to identify their hand illuminated manuscripts. This single "R" brand appeared on Roycroft merchandise fabricated in East Aurora from 1895 to 1938.