Description:
Twin marmalade set with hand-hammered alumnium covers and glazed stoneware bodies. After World War II ended, Deerfield carried on its tradition of craftwork into the middle of the 20th century. In 1946, Randolph Johnston and Richard Wilby founded Turnip Yard, Inc., a foundry and pottery named after a district in South Deerfield where Johnston lived and located the business. The company specialized in making colorful enameled copper bowls, dishes, and ashtrays. They also produced a line of ceramics, called “Pocumtuck Ware,” which were sold in combination with hand hammered aluminum bases and lids called “Argental.” This exact set appeared in an advertisement located in the Richard Wilby papers in the PVMA Library collection - an advertisement for "Three Items Combining Colorful, Handmade Pottery with Handwrought "Argental." This piece is listed as "B. No. 499 - Twin marmalade set, or for mustard and horseradish, one jar turquoise, the other gunmetal black ...$4.25" Further information below, "Prices are wholesale/ Terms 2% 10 days, Net 30/ F.O.B. New York City or South Deerfield, Mass." The advertisement is for "M. Wille - Art Goods, 225 Fifth Avenue, New York 10, New York." There is no indication in which magazine this advertisement appeared. 225 Fifth Avenue is at the corner of Fifth and 26th Street. F. O. B. means free on board - A trade term requiring the seller to deliver goods on board a vessel designated by the buyer. The seller fulfills its obligations to deliver when the goods have passed over the ship's rail. When used in trade terms, the word "free" means the seller has an obligation to deliver goods to a named place for transfer to a carrier.
Label Text:
Marmalade Set, Turnip Yard, Inc., (1946-1952), Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1946-1952. Glazed stoneware and hand hammered aluminum. Museum Collections Fund, 2012.36 After World War II ended, Deerfield carried on its tradition of craftwork into the middle of the 20th century. In 1946, Randolph Johnston and Richard Wilby founded Turnip Yard, Inc., a foundry and pottery named after a district in South Deerfield where Johnston lived and located the business. The company specialized in making colorful enameled copper bowls, dishes, and ashtrays. They also produced a line of ceramics, called “Pocumtuck Ware,” which were sold in combination with hand hammered aluminum bases and lids called “Argental.” A “twin marmalade set,” such as this example, sold for $4.25 in gift shops in New York and New England.
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