Description:
Thrown vase coated with layer of brown glaze on the exterior and green glaze on the interior and with "OLD DEERFIELD/ POTTERY/ MASSACHUSETTS" incised on the base, which was made by Edward "Ted" Norman (1911-2005). During the Great Depression, the craftwork community in Deerfield received an injection of creativity and energy with the arrival of two newcomers, Randolph Johnston (1904-1992) and Edward Norman. In 1933, Johnston established the Deerfield Studios Art School, and his brother-in-law, Edward Norman, built the Old Deerfield Pottery, both located at the Bloody Brook Tavern. By 1936, Norman ran the pottery by himself specializing in simple, elegant, hand thrown forms such as bowls and vases with solid glazes. Edward "Ted" Norman's obituary in the Cape Cod Times, of October 7, 2005, reads: "Edward d'Aubigne Norman, 94 Artist veteran fire chief in Chatham, Deerfield CHATHAM - Edward d'Aubigne ''Ted'' Norman, 94, died Saturday at Epoch Senior Healthcare of Brewster.He was the husband of Marcia Gaylord Norman, who died in 1985. Mr. Norman was born in Toronto. He served with the Navy Seabees on Guam, Tinian and Okinawa, and at Dutch Harbor and other bases during World War II. A self-employed artist, he and his wife lived for many years in Deerfield. Together they created many illustrations of beach flora and marine life for ''The Winter Beach,'' ''The Atlantic Shore,'' ''The Sandy Shore,'' ''Seaweeds of Cape Cod and the Islands'' and ''Beachcombers Botany.'' Their botanical drawings are in the permanent collection of the Hunt Botanical Library at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh. He was also former chief of the Deerfield and Chatham fire departments. Survivors include six nieces, Marina Galameaux of Brewster, Eva Jane Norman-Vestergaard of London, Ontario, Grace Marie MacAuley of Lucan, Ontario, Fay Ann Norman-Lemieux of Orleans, Ontario, Barbara Norman of North Vancouver, British Columbia, and Judy New of Scarborough, Ontario and a nephew, Walter J. Norman of Toronto." This collection of objects was owned by Stephen Maniatty, a painter who lived in Deerfield, MA.
Label Text:
Vase, Edward (Ted) Norman (1911-2005), Old Deerfield Pottery, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1933-1941. Inscribed on base, “OLD DEERFIELD MASS.” Earthenware with green and brown glazes. Hall and Kate Peterson Fund for Minor Antiques, 2012.5.4 During the Great Depression, the craftwork community in Deerfield received an injection of creativity and energy with the arrival of two newcomers, Randolph Johnston (1904-1992) and Edward Norman. In 1933, Johnston established the Deerfield Studios Art School and his brother-in-law, Edward Norman, built the Old Deerfield Pottery, both located at the Bloody Brook Tavern. By 1936, Norman ran the pottery by himself specializing in simple, elegant, hand thrown forms such as bowls and vases with solid glazes.
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