Footed Vase

USA, 1965
Elaine Levin Archive, University of Southern California
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Thrown
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Glaze
Edwin Scheier

Mary and Edwin Scheier are known for finely thrown functional vessels with sgraffito or applique surface decoration.

Mary became an expert on the potter?s wheel, throwing thin earthenware pots. Edwin decorated the works using motifs that reflected his interest in spirituality and anthropology.

The Scheiers were both largely self-taught studio potters who worked together throughout their 69 year marriage. Mary and Edwin made individual works, however, these are often indistinguishable and difficult to attribute.

The Scheier?s early work is characterized by domestic wares with simple geometric motifs and soft glaze colors inspired by Appalachian Folk Pottery. At their first pottery in Virginia, Hillcrock Pottery, they primarily made small figures and functional wares.

In 1940, the couple moved to New Hampshire to teach at both the University of New Hampshire and the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen. It was during this period in New Hampshire that the Scheiers created their most prolific and mature works.

Elaine Levin Archive, University of Southern California

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