Reece Art Pottery Stoneware Pitcher Jug Blues Mid Century Studio Pottery Ceramic

Rare Vintage Thomas Reece Large Hand Thrown Pottery Pitcher / Jug, circa 1970s. Heavyweight stoneware clay finished in Reece's classic glaze colors of deep blues and beiges. Pinched spout and flowing organic ribbon design along the base of the handle. Signed on the underside. See all photos. Gorgeous colors, design and silhouette make it ideal for use and display. SIZE: Measures 9.5” tall by 7.5” W. At the top or measures 4.5” by 4.5” and about 4” diameter at the base.CONDITION: Excellent! The only issue to note is a couple small surface chips on the inside of the spout, which are hard to see / camouflaged by the fact that there isn’t a color difference.Background:Thomas Reece (1945-2013) was a Buck’s County, Pennsylvania master ceramic artist and sculptor throughout the mid to later 20th C. His ceramic work evolved into sculptured pottery art in the 1970s using the same local materials to fashion rare character pieces, which are treasured in collections internationally.—Stoneware jugStoneware pitcherStoneware vaseStudio pottery jugStudio pottery pitcherArt pottery pitcherArt pottery jugArt pottery vaseHand-thrown pitcher jug vaseMid century ceramicMid century pitcher3292.4651