DEDHAM & HUGH C. ROBERTSON POTTERY

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The Dedham Pottery Company; Hugh C. Robertson visited the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia and viewed pottery from China with a blood red crackled glaze that would inspire him to create his own version. In 1867, the Robertson family founded their first company in Chelsea, Massachusetts on the corner of Marginal and Willow Streets, a predecessor to the Dedham Pottery, called Chelsea Pottery U.S. Chelsea Pottery U.S. closed in 1895 and the company moved on to Dedham, MA where Hugh C. Robertson, a fifth generation Scottish potter, opened Dedham Pottery in 1896.

The most recognizable design is a repeating crouching rabbit referred to as "the Dedham Rabbit". The rabbits crouch with their ears back and in between each rabbit stands a vegetable stalk which a former workman claimed to be a Brussels sprout. There are normally 10 rabbits hand painted in a clockwise rotation. The Dedham Rabbit design was created by Miss Alice Morse and J. Lindon Smith of the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston after winning a design contest put on by the founding members of the Dedham Pottery. Other designs featured were elephants, dolphins, polar bears, chicks, swans, turtles, ducks, butterflies, lilies, clover, and mushrooms. During its years of production, Dedham Pottery created over fifty patterns.

Markings;

(1879-1891) C.K.A.W. (Chelsea Keramic Art Works)

(1891-1895) C.P.U.S. (Chelsea Pottery U.S.) impressed inside a clover leaf. Some items may have only a single impressed foreshortened rabbit prior to the use of the square blue back stamp.

(1896-1928) Square blue stamp with DEDHAM POTTERY printed over a rabbit; impressed foreshortened rabbit beneath.

(1929-1943) REGISTERED added under standard Dedham Pottery stamp; two impressed foreshortened rabbits beneath.

Rarely the decorator would add his or her initials, a date, or the initials of the purchaser but these instances were rare and therefor, for collecting purposes, valuable.

(1904-1928) Maude Rose Davenport was a very skilled decorator at Dedham Pottery. She signed her work with a rebus, a small circle hidden in the border of her works.

(1879-1908) Hugh C. Robertson signed his decorations with the monogram HCR or a small square hidden in the boarder design until his death in 1908.

The items offered for sale on this page are antique/vintage. Items should be expected to have normal anomalies present, such as glaze crawl marks, tool marks, slight spotting from the making in the finish, normal use shelf wear, small bubbles which may or may not have opened during the firing process or light edge wear roughness to the touch which would not be considered as post production damage.

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	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 6" BREAD & BUTTER PLATE 1896-1928
	LBK2613
	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 6" bread and butter plate. Marked with the 1896-1928 back stamp. No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $235.00

	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 6" BREAD & BUTTER PLATE 1896-1928
	LBK2259
	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 6" bread and butter plate. Marked with the 1896-1928 back stamp No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $235.00

	CHELSEA POTTERY US-DEDHAM "SNOW TREE" VARIANT 6 1/8" BREAD & BUTTER PLATE 1891-1896 SINGLE RABBIT MARK ONLY
	LBK3276
	CHELSEA POTTERY US-DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" VARIANT 6 1/8" bread and butter plate. Marked with the 1891-1896 single impressed rabbit mark only. One tiny flea bite sized flake on the back side edge. No other chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $225.00

	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 6 1/8" BREAD & BUTTER PLATE 1896-1928
	LBK3505
	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 6 1/8" bread and butter plate. Marked with the 1896-1928 back stamp No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $235.00

	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 6 1/8" BREAD & BUTTER PLATE MAUDE DAVENPORT 1904-1928
	LBK2583
	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 6 1/8" bread and butter plate. Marked on the boarder with a partial MAUDE DAVENPORT'S REBUS. Marked with the 1896-1928 back stamp. Has a number of shallow chips of various sizes. No cracks or repairs.
	Price: $150.00 as/is special

	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 6" BREAD & BUTTER PLATE 1929-1943
	LBK2703
	DEDHAM POTTERY 6" "SNOW TREE" bread and butter plate. The plate is marked on the underside with the 1929-1943 back stamp. The reverse side only shows two extremely tight hairlines. There is an in the making area on the face of the plate where the glaze did not fill during the firing process. No chips, or repairs.
	Price: $150.00 as/is special


	LBK

	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 7 5/8" SALAD PLATE 1931
	LBK3485
	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 7 5/8" salad plate. Marked with the 1929-1943 back stamp and dated 1931. No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $245.00

	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 8 1/2" BREAKFAST PLATE MAUDE DAVENPORT 1904-1928
	LBK3246
	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" MAUDE ROSE DAVENPORT signed with her REBUS 8 1/2" breakfast size plate. Marked with the 1896-1928 back stamp. No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $475.00

	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 8 1/2" BREAKFAST PLATE MAUDE DAVENPORT 1904-1928
	LBK2945
	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" MAUDE ROSE DAVENPORT signed with her REBUS 8 1/2" breakfast size plate. Marked with the 1896-1928 back stamp. No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $475.00

	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 8 1/2" BREAKFAST PLATE MAUDE DAVENPORT 1904-1928
	LBK3199
	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" MAUDE ROSE DAVENPORT signed with her REBUS 8 1/2" breakfast size plate. Marked with the 1896-1928 back stamp. No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $475.00

	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 9 3/4" DEEP DINNER PLATE 1896-1928
	LBK2664A
	"AS IS SPECIAL" DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 9 3/4" deep dinner plate marked with the 1896-1928 back stamp, as a nice display item which came to us from the grouping of artist signed MAUDE DAVENPORT REBUS but this plate does not display her mark though the artistic workmanship is identical to the signed examples. Has a crack half way across the plate.
	Price: $80.00 (as is special)

	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 9 3/4" DEEP DINNER PLATE MAUDE DAVENPORT 1904-1928
	LBK2664B
	"AS IS SPECIAL" DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 9 3/4" deep dinner plate as a nice display example of an artist signed MAUDE DAVENPORT REBUS marked item along with the 1896-1928 back stamp. Has a crack half way across the plate.
	Price: $85.00 (as is special)

	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 9 3/4" DEEP DINNER PLATE MAUDE DAVENPORT 1904-1928
	LBK2664C
	"AS IS SPECIAL" DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 9 3/4" deep dinner plate as a nice display example of an artist signed MAUDE DAVENPORT REBUS marked item along with the 1896-1928 back stamp. Has a crack half way across the plate.
	Price: $85.00 (as is special)

	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 10" DEEP DINNER PLATE 1896-1928
	LBK2722
	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 10" dinner plate. Marked with the 1896-1928 back stamp. No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $450.00

	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 10" DEEP DINNER PLATE MAUDE DAVENPORT 1904-1928
	LBK2723
	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" MAUDE DAVENPORT REBUS artist signed 10" dinner plate. Marked with the 1896-1928 back stamp. Two small areas of under glaze color loss from the manufacturing process on the outside rim. No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $550.00

	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" 10" DEEP DINNER PLATE MAUDE DAVENPORT 1904-1928
	LBK2828
	DEDHAM POTTERY "SNOW TREE" MAUDE DAVENPORT REBUS artist signed 10" dinner plate. Marked with the 1896-1928 back stamp. There are two small areas of glaze peppering and a few base rim nicks from the manufacturing process. No other chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $500.00

	DEDHAM POTTERY "SWAN" No.6 BOWL 1929-1943
	LBK2932
	DEDHAM POTTERY "SWAN" No. 6 bowl. Measures 4 1/2" X 2". Slightly out of round, marked with the REGISTERED 1929-1943 back stamp. No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $385.00

	DEDHAM POTTERY "SWAN" No.2 PITCHER 1929-1943
	LBK2539
	MAGNIFICENT DEDHAM POTTERY "SWAN" No. 2 Pitcher. Marked with Dedham's REGISTERED 1929-1943 back stamp. Measures 6" from spout to handle, 5 1/8" tall and 4" across at the widest point. No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $600.00

	DEDHAM POTTERY "SWAN" 7 1/2" PLATE 1896-1928 B1
	LBK

	DEDHAM POTTERY "SWAN" 8 1/2" BREAKFAST PLATE 1896-1928
	LBK2312
	DEDHAM POTTERY "SWAN" pattern 8 1/2" breakfast plate. Marked with the 1896-1928 back stamp. The foot ring has several flakes from the manufacturing process. No chips, cracks or repairs
	Price: $380.00

	DEDHAM POTTERY "TURKEY" 6 3/8" BREAD AND BUTTER PLATE 1896-1928
	LBK3323
	DEDHAM POTTERY "TURKEY" pattern 6 3/8" bread and butter plate. Marked with the 1896-1928 back stamp. This plate has an odd overall orange peal effect to the surface of the glaze. No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $200.00

	DEDHAM POTTERY "RABBIT" 6 1/2" BREAD & BUTTER 1636-1936 DEDHAM TERCENTENARY
	LBK3486
	Dedham Pottery "Turkey" 6 1/2" bread & butter plate. Marked on the back with the 1929-1943 back stamp as well as marked with the 1636-1936 DEDHAM TERCENTENARY mark. There is minor glaze crawl on the face of the plate. No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $200.00

	CHELSEA POTTERY US-DEDHAM "TURKEY" 8 1/2" BREAKFAST PLATE 1896-1899 IMPRESSED RABBIT ONLY
	LBK3238
	CHELSEA POTTERY U.S.-DEDHAM POTTERY "TURKEY" pattern 8 1/2" breakfast size plate. Marked with an almost obscured single impressed rabbit stamp and no back stamp dating it from 1896-1899. There are a few in the making glaze condition issues. It appears that this example was over fired front as well as edge roughness, glaze pops and some chipping edge loss along with thin glaze to the central area of the plate. No cracks or repairs.
	Price: $195.00 as is special

	DEDHAM POTTERY "TURKEY" 8 1/2" BREAKFAST PLATE 1896-1928
	LBK

	DEDHAM POTTERY "TURKEY" 8 1/2" BREAKFAST PLATE MAUDE DAVENPORT 1904-1928
	LBK2967
	DEDHAM POTTERY "TURKEY" pattern 8 1/2" breakfast size plate. Artist marked with MAUDE DAVENPORT'S Rebus is located to the right of the top center Turkey. Marked with the 1896-1928 back stamp. No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $550.00

	DEDHAM POTTERY "TURKEY" 8 1/2" BREAKFAST PLATE MAUDE DAVENPORT 1904-1928
	LBK2962
	DEDHAM POTTERY "TURKEY" pattern 8 1/2" breakfast size plate. Artist marked with MAUDE DAVENPORT'S Rebus is located to the right of the top center Turkey. Marked with the 1896-1928 back stamp. No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $550.00

	DEDHAM POTTERY "TURKEY" 8 1/2" BREAKFAST PLATE MAUDE DAVENPORT 1904-1928
	LBK2261
	DEDHAM POTTERY "TURKEY" pattern 8 1/2" breakfast size plate. Artist marked with MAUDE DAVENPORT'S Rebus is located to the right of the top center Turkey. Marked with the 1896-1928 back stamp. There are a few in the making small edge glaze losses one of which you can see in our image at the 5:00 position. No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $520.00

	DEDHAM POTTERY "TURKEY" 8 1/2" BREAKFAST PLATE MAUDE DAVENPORT 1904-1928
	LBK3011
	DEDHAM POTTERY "TURKEY" pattern 8 1/2" breakfast size plate. Artist marked with MAUDE DAVENPORT'S Rebus is located to the right of the top center Turkey and the 1896-1928 back stamp. There are a few in the making glaze condition issues. It appears that this example was over fired, producing a darkness to the glaze both front and back as well as edge roughness. There is an under glaze pre firing darkened line that appears to be an anchor shaped hairline but it does not go through the body as well as small edge glaze chip. No other chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $285.00 as is special

	DEDHAM POTTERY "TURKEY" 10" DINNER PLATE 1896-1928
	LBK3198
	DEDHAM POTTERY "TURKEY" pattern 10" dinner plate. Marked with the 1896-1928 back stamp. No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $475.00

	DEDHAM POTTERY "TURTLE" No.3 BOWL 1896-1943
	LBK3504
	Dedham Pottery "TURTLE" No.3 bowl. Excellent decoration, slightly out of round as is common for Dedham Pottery bowls. Measures 7 1/4" X 3". Marked with a faint blue back-stamp. No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $1,250.00

	DEDHAM POTTERY "TURTLE" 7 1/2" SALAD PLATE 1929-1943
	LBK3436
	Dedham Pottery "TURTLE" salad plate. Marked with the 1929-1943 REGISTERED back stamp. Measures 7 1/2" across. One in the making pin prick size burst glaze bubble on the rim. Excellent decoration and clean overall crazing decor. No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $925.00

	DEDHAM POTTERY "TURTLE" 7 3/4" SALAD PLATE 1929-1943
	LBK3479
	Dedham Pottery "TURTLE" salad plate. Marked with the 1929-1943 REGISTERED back stamp. Measures 7 3/4" across. A small base ring edge clay sliver is present and occured from the factory, very minor. Excellent decoration and clean overall crazing decor. No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $985.00

	CHELSEA POTTERY US-DEDHAM "WATER LILY" 6" BREAD & BUTTER PLATE 1891-1896 SINGLE RABBIT ONLY MARK
	LBK3275
	CHELSEA POTTERY US-DEDHAM POTTERY "WATER LILY" 6" bread and butter plate. Marked on the 1891-1896 single impressed rabbit mark only. This example has a slightly raised pattern which is not found on later versions. Light peppering is present. No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $280.00

	DEDHAM POTTERY "WATER LILY" 6" BREAD & BUTTER PLATE MAUDE DAVENPORT 1904-1928
	LBK2765
	DEDHAM POTTERY "WATER LILY" 6" bread and butter plate. Marked on the boarder with MAUDE DAVENPORT'S REBUS. Marked with the 1896-1928 back stamp. No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $280.00

	DEDHAM POTTERY "WATER LILY" 6" BREAD & BUTTER PLATE MAUDE DAVENPORT 1904-1928
	LBK2582
	DEDHAM POTTERY "WATER LILY" 6" bread and butter plate. Marked on the boarder with MAUDE DAVENPORT'S REBUS. Marked with the 1896-1928 back stamp. No chips, cracks or repairs.
	Price: $280.00

	1930 ORIGINAL DEDHAM POTTERY SOFT COVER CATALOGUE
	LBK3415
	Original vintage catalog with Ames printed cover in black and Silver, 38 catalog pages plus multi-page intro/history. Size is 9-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches. Condition: toning and wear to cover. NOTE: the price list originally found inside front cover pocket, is missing. No damage or repairs.
	Price: $120.00

	THE DEDHAM POTTERY AND THE EARLIER ROBERTSON'S CHELSEA POTTERIES
	LBK
	Cream colored buckram/like covers, with Dedham Pottery logo, foxed covers which show to be discolored, and lightly worn. Very minor page foxing to just a few near the inside covers. Book prepared to accompany an exhibition of Chelsea and Dedham Pottery. Contributions from Marion K. Conant, Paul F. Evans and Nina Fletcher Little, etc. Size: over 9¾" - 12" tall. Title: THE DEDHAM POTTERY and the Earlier ... Publisher: Dedham Historical Society, Dedham, Massachusetts (1968) Publication Date: 1968 Binding: Hardcover Illustrator: Illus. B/w Book Condition: fair with much cover foxing, discoloration and light toning. Used. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Edition: First Edition.
	Price: $50.00

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DEDHAM & HUGH C. ROBERTSON POTTERY