RARE Dedham Pottery Potting Shed Etched glass ornament SUN CATCHER, CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT ~FREE SHIPPING Start Price USD 8.99 Current Price USD 20.51 Time Left - Bid Count 5 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, November 19, 2008 End Time Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Location Acton, MA See more about 'RARE Dedham Pottery Potting Shed Etched glass ornament ' Description Up for auction is a very rare , vintage Potting shed ornament /sun catcher. I believe this item was made in very limited qualities in the early 80's. This piece is much prettier than the photo shows, it was hard to photograph.   Rabbit sun catcher/ornament Beveled class Etched Potting shed Rabbit Lead edging and hanging loop 2 inch square Perfect condition Extremely rare and a wonderful addition to any collection or for the serious collector.   The Dedham Tradition         Hugh Robertson, a fifth generation potter, opened The Dedham Pottery Company in 1896 in Dedham, Massachusetts during the American Arts And Crafts movement. The company was a working pottery until 1943. During that span of time , the pottery's artisans created more than fifty designs for their dinnerware and serving pieces. The most popular design was the endearing little bunny now known as "the Dedham Rabbit". The rabbit became the identifying signature of The Dedham Pottery and remains so today. Through the years, the Dedham rabbit has won an international following. Pieces of the original Dedham Pottery are highly prized by collectors, from individuals to prestigious institutions such as the Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts and The Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C.            Preserving A Priceless American Heritage      In 1973, Chotsie Starr, who was already enjoying her ceramics hobby, decided to supplement her collection of original Dedham Pottery with self-made reproductions. Chotsie's originality and craftsmanship, to her pleasant surprise, won acclaim from all who saw it. She soon found herself preoccupied with filling orders from family and friends who had seen her work and wanted pieces for their own use and enjoyment.      The more Chotsie's work was seen, the more her reputation for fine craftsmanship grew. In 1975, Chotsie agreed to sell her reproductions through two local retail shops. That initiative confirmed her inner suspicion that the appeal of the Dedham Pottery patterns was not only timeless, it was also broad-based.      By 1977, Chotsie sensed that she was onto something bigger than her cellar-based hobby could sustain. So, with her sons Chris and Rob and several local artisans, Chotsie founded The Potting Shed, Inc.      Since starting her adventure over 30 years ago, Chotsie has seen her hobby transformed, first into a fledgling company and, eventually, into a viable, nationally distributed and internationally respected enterprise. The customer base which started with family and friends visiting her cellar-based pottery has grown to thousands of people worldwide! The pottery, itself, quickly outgrew the cellar location and was relocated to a roomy old New England factory building in Concord, Massachusetts. The product line has grown from a relatively small selection of pieces to over three hundred items ranging from decoratively functional to functionally decorative. And, true to Chotsie's original intent, each item is still produced with painstaking craftsmanship to ensure a faithfullness to the original Dedham Pottery and to produce products that will provide lasting value and enjoyment to the customer. Each year, new pieces and new patterns are introduced to respond to customers' interests and to entice their imagination.      Chotsie now spends much of her time at her home in Concord or at her cottage on the shores of the Connecticut River in Northern New Hampshire. She visits the pottery daily but reserves most of her energies for her passion of gardening. Her son, Rob Starr, and a small group of gifted artisans dedicate their daily efforts to insuring that Chotsie's endeavor to reinvigorate the Dedham Pottery tradition flourishes! 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