Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP

Love

USA, 1900
<p>A cube shaped grey box. A horizontal brown line 2/3 of the way up shows where the lid begins.  At two adjoining corners there are blue green circles that are half on the box and half on the lid. The half on the box is cut to allow the box to open and allign its placement. There are eighteen small white circles surrounding each larger circle. There is a solid green circle in the middle of the lid. It is surrounded by several spellings of  "LOVE" , the words are surrounded by white lines and more white circles.</p><p>The square brown bottom has no information or decoration.</p>
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
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Stoneware
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Edith Franklin | 1922 – Present

Edith Franklin is best known for functional and sculptural stoneware.

In addition to her ceramics work, Franklin studied glass blowing with Harvery Littleton.

Franklin worked in Toledo, Ohio. She began teaching pottery workshops at local colleges and schools in the 1960’s. Known in the community as, “La Grande Dame of the Arts,” Franklin was a co-founder of the Toledo Potter’s Guild, a trustee of the Toledo Area Glass Guild, and The Paper Makers Guild. Franklin’s legacy of service is continued by her Youth Arts Fund which supports local potters in the Toledo area.

American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)

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