Mid-Century Orange Glazed Signe Northroup Danish Studio Pottery Pitcher medicine canister not expecting to find anything

not expecting to find anything

Or just prop them somewhere

The one in the corner is the bee

and became a central figure in several aid-to-artist programs prior to the Federal Arts Project under the WPA created in 1935

Mid-Century Orange Glazed Signe Northroup Danish Studio Pottery Pitcher medicine canister not expecting to find anythingI can't resist a perfect orange glaze, or a pitcher with a great form and weight, so here's this beauty. Hand thrown, it was made in the 1960s by Danish potters Signe Boesen and John Northroup, who were married, with their pressed mark just below the handle, and "Denmark" pressed along the bottom edge. The interior is glazed a painterly olive green, which makes the orange pop all the more. Striking, cheerful, modern and earthy all rolled into one;