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Niloak Mission Swirl Double-Lobed Vase ((Early #1371443

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Niloak Mission Swirl Double-Lobed Vase ((Early #1371443
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This vase is a find! It is a double-lobed design with complete glazing and represents early Mission Swirl production of the early 1930s.</em></td>
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This Niloak vase is a find! It is a double-lobed design with complete glazing and represents early Mission Swirl production of the early 1930s.<p>

Measuring 5 1/2 inches high with a 5/8-inch foot. It is 6 3/4 inches across the top. It has an elliptical base with is 3 1/4 inches wide by 5 1/2 inches long point to point. The bottom is not marked.<p>

The body of the pitcher was made by mixing both red-brown and off-white colored clays. This mixing gives the unpredictable designs within the colors characteristic of Niloak's Mission Swirl line. This mixture is the main focus which inhabits the vase form--additional decor, which is the embossed design within a kind of moon shape--is essentially extraneous from the main effect of the vase.<p>

The shape of the vase-- which I am calling a "double lobe"--looks as if one took the top of a valentine to make the top of the vase. The embossed design appears mainly on the right end of the vase from either side of the vase.<p>

Early Mission Swirl pieces were glazed on both the inside and the outside--this practice was abandoned as the glaze tended to darken the colors of the clay. Later Mission Swirl pieces were then glazed on the inside only.<p>

This vase is in very good overall condition. However, there are four (4) edge chips which generally are not noticeable and can be easily remedied by a restorer. They are relatively small and incidental and no doubt resulted from movement and use. One is high inside right (taking the back view); ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Very Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1932</td></tr>






<tr><td>Title:Niloak Mission Swirl Double-Lobed Vase ((Early</td></tr>


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