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BroadmoorPottery.com |
Colorado Gallery |
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Broadmoor Paperweights
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#85 2015-11-01 |
Broadmoor made at least three paperweights. |
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Braves (all found are Broadmoor-Denver) |
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These
braves are probably the hardest to find. |
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This one's bottom is nicely lacquered with a "clay I am" label. |
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This black glaze shows up dark cobalt where it thins along the edges. |
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(Broadmoor's
black glazes may also appear green in thinly
glazed areas.) |
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Check out where the runny glaze pooled at the edges during firing. |
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Notice it
also has a firing
crack. The size of this piece must be
near its upper limit. Anything chunkier
would probably crack. |
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Scarabs |
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Scarabs are
probably Broadmoor's most common
paperweight. We see them in two variations
(types 1 and 2). |
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Colorado
Springs scarabs |
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This first one in turquoise we call type 1. |
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It has a plain but desirable "Broadmoor Art Pottery" ink stamp. |
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This next scarab in red is also type 1. |
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(The
"Broadmoor Pottery" impression,
we believe, only appears on Colorado Springs
pieces.) |
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Nancy first noticed this type 2 variation. |
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(Note pink
glazes are very hard to find on Colorado
Springs pieces.) |
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Stamped "118", it has an another intact "Clay I am" label (click). |
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Denver
scarabs (only found type 2) |
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This wonderful red example was found on eBay. |
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We think the
early
pencil markings must date from the
1930s. |
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"9 c 3 / 25" |
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This scarab was owned and shot by eBay member "1buy1too". |
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Check out the snout and bottom. |
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It looks like it's seen some action. |
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Parrots (all found are Broadmoor-Springs) |
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To prevent cracking, Broadmoor made their parrot forms hollow. |
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None
have yet been found with plaster fill. So
instead of parrot paperweights maybe they
are just birds of paradise figurines.
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This one has a nice runny turquoise glaze. |
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Here's another with Broadmoor's successful red glaze. |
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This final one is special. It was finished with Eric Hellman's swirl paint process. (The finish is not a fired glaze -- article.) |
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(Hellman's
swirl pieces at Broadmoor are hard to find.
When found, they are almost always vases.) |
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The piece
may even be unique. With its high quality
and lack of symmetry, it must have taken a
lot of effort to "get right". |
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Please contact us if you have insights on this or other topics. Thank you. | ||