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Broadmoor
vases with fluting such as this pair from Colorado
Springs are hard to find.
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Our red example with dimpling is
very attractive while the shorter white form has a
plainer high-matte finish.
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Close-up rim shots give better
views of the forms. Notice the red vase has
pointier corners (click).
Also the dimpling must have been a very labor
intensive process.
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The rim of our white vase (click)
has several hairline cracks. It is also noticeably
heavy for its size.
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These two vases were made at
Broadmoor's Denver location.
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The gunmetal glaze is especially
beautiful: streaky with a blue cast along its rim
(click).
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We wonder if
Jonathan Hunt had a hand in its glaze
development. His
1933 Newcomb College vase (link) has a similar
glaze, also with a blue cast along its rim. |
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The cobalt vase is plain but quite
nice as well (click). |
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Also notice excess glaze was ground
off at the base of the gunmetal vase (click).
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Both vases must have been prized by
their owners. The gunmetal base has felt pads
added and the cobalt vase was clearly well cared
for with its nice "clay I am" label.
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