1562989

Juanita Ware Pottery Log Planter/Ash Tray #1562989

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Juanita Ware Pottery Log Planter/Ash Tray #1562989
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This whimsical Juanita Ware planter/ash tray is a find! </em></td>
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This whimsical Juanita Ware planter/ash tray is a find! It is in a log design with an open top: this top is rather small for a planter and rather large for an ashtray! So, take your pick! It is glazed on both sides.<p>

Juanita Ware was made by Bert Crawford in Carrollton, Malvern, and, finally, Dalton, Ohio. Juanita Ware resembles Weller Pottery's "Marbleized" line.<p>

The body of the log was made by mixing both red-brown and off-white colored clays to result in the swirl pattern. The swirl pattern resulted as the potters threw lumps of both colors of clay on the wheel and allowed each piece produced to be unique. This swirled mixture is the main focus which inhabits the log form--any additional decor within the log shape is essentially extraneous from its main effect.<p>

Measuring 5 5/8 inches long with a 1 3/4-inch ends, the log is open at the top in a rectangle measuring 5 inches long and 1 1/4-inches wide. The log sits on four (4) stubby feet and its ends are nearly heart-shaped! The log was made in halves with the melded seam obvious at the bottom. Areas of unglazed clay are apparent across the feet. The piece is unmarked.<p>

That there is a single color on the interior indicates that a mixture of the two (2) clays was used--this was a later method to save on the amount of clay required in manufacturing. Earlier Juanita pieces show a swirl pattern both on the inside and the outside of the piece.<p>

This log is in excellent condition! It will make a great addition to ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1930s-1940s</td></tr>






<tr><td>Title:Juanita Ware Pottery Log Planter/Ash Tray</td></tr>


<tr><td>Type:Marblelized</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:Hillsboro, Ohio USA</td></tr>
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