Vintage Shawnee Pottery Tom the Piper's Son Porcelain Pig Spout Teapot 9"

Description

Mid 20th century porcelain teapot by Shawnee Pottery in the shape of Tom the Piper's Son from the popular English nursery rhyme. Tom wears large blue pantaloon and holds a flower in one hand and a pink pig he stole (which forms the spout of the pot) in the other. His shoulders and head for the lid, topped with a peaked yellow hat.

"The Shawnee Pottery Company was a manufacturing company best known for producing Corn King pottery and the Pennsylvania Dutch lines of pottery. In 1937, Shawnee Pottery began operations in the former American Encaustic facility in Zanesville, Ohio. Arrowheads found in the area, in conjunction with the heritage of local Shawnee Native Americans, inspired Louise Bauer, who was an in-house designer for this new company, to develop a logo with an arrowhead and profile of a Shawnee Indian Head. The first products were primarily decorative items like figurines, cookie jars, and vases, which could be found in "five and dime" stores such as F.W. Woolworth Company, S.S. Kresge, and McCrory Stores. Shortly after production began in 1937, Sears Roebuck and Company asked the Shawnee Pottery Company to design a line of dinnerware known as Valencia and a line of kitchenware exclusively for their stores. World War II had its effect on Shawnee Pottery. The Army Air Force had contracts with Shawnee Pottery Company from 1942 to 1946, which provided Shawnee with 90% of its production. During this period, ceramic designer Robert Heckman joined the company. Between 1937 and 1942, Shawnee Pottery manufactured decorative items using a two-step, or two-fire, process. The greenware (unfired clay) received its first firing. A china underglaze was applied to the pottery. After that paint was applied. This application of paint over the glaze is referred to as cold paint. The company was in operation through 1961." (Source: Wikipedia)

Condition

Good Overall - Gentle wear

Dimensions

8.5" x 5" x 7" (Width x Depth x Height)