Vase, Camark Pottery

 
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Vase, Camark Pottery
Camark Vase
Camark Vase

Vase, Camark Pottery

Object number1990.005.77.1-2
Dateca 1940
Associated LocationCamden, Arkansas
MediumCeramic
Dimensions7 1/16 x 5 5/16 in. (18 x 13.5 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionCamark pottery vases:

    1990.005.77.1: Small round vase with bulbous lower body flares to a flowering shape and ruffled opening. Glossy periwinkle blue glaze. Black and gold sticker: "CAMARK POTTERY". Arkansas shaped sticker on other side. In mould mark" USA with an illegible number.

    1990.005.77.2: Small round vase with bulbous lower body flares to a flowering shape and ruffled opening. Glossy forrest green glaze. Red and white Arkansas shape sticker: "Camark", shape: "974", Price: "1.49" in mould: "USA".

    Situated in Camden, Arkansas, Camark Pottery manufactured a variety of wares between 1927 and 1969. Founded as the Camden Art ad Tile Company by Samuel J. (Jack) Carnes, it employed experienced ceramists, designers, and artists. Beginning with quality hand-thrown and cast artware, production gradually turned to strictly industrial castware in the 1930s. In the 1960s, he company's ownership changed, and by 1969, it ceased operation presumably due to economic conditions. In 1986, the company name and property were purchases by Mark and Gary Ashcraft who planned to resume business--yet to date (1990), nothing has come of it.
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