Rare Rhead Pottery Santa Barbara Small Vessel, c.1913-1917 handmade decoy but much of this has

but much of this has faded from the top surface of the wood

with laces running all the way around holding the leather together

The slate on the back is blank

The wood has probably darkened a bit and is rough in spots

Rare Rhead Pottery Santa Barbara Small Vessel, c.1913-1917 handmade decoy but much of this hasI trusted my eye and gut on this beautiful small matte blue gray glazed vessel, the stamp on the bottom of which I could not quite read when I found it, but which felt like a special thing. Indeed, it is a piece by Frederick Rhead, Rhead Pottery, Santa Barbara, c1913 1917. Frederick Hurten Rhead (18801942) was a ceramicist and a major figure in the Arts and Crafts movement. A native of England, he worked as a potter in the United States for most of