Mid-Century Orange Glazed Signe Northroup Danish Studio Pottery Pitcher medicine canister and became a central figure

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

once fired

The one in the corner is the bee

really a sweet little piece

Mid-Century Orange Glazed Signe Northroup Danish Studio Pottery Pitcher medicine canister and became a central figureI 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;