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Our two
Broadmoor vases, form number 103a, were
thrown by Eric Hellman in Colorado
Springs. |
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The first, a
decorated copper-on-gunmetal, is best
viewed below.
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Hellman
typically threw his Broadmoor vases with
flat unfooted bases. As shown here they
were most often signed E Hellman (click).
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Also notice
the light brown clay body departs from the
usual lighter buff clay found on other
Broadmoor pottery. Perhaps such pieces
were made at a home studio.
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The rim shot again
shows the copper
overglaze. Notice the
blue raised dot at the
center of the flower (click).
It is likely an applied
dab of slip (clay in
solution).
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Our next 103a vase
has a distinctive mottled
green glaze (click).
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Notice the glaze was
runny when fired and later
ground off flat at the
base. |
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What also
distinguishes this vase is Hellman's mark.
It is very rare to find his middle initial
T on any of his pottery (click).
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Note this ETH
mark also resembles the merged EH mark on
Hellman's early swirl pottery (article).
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