Vase

Inspired by the Asian ceramics exhibited at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876, Chelsea Keramic Art Works' Hugh C. Robertson dedicated his career to the replication of Chinese and Japanese glazes. For example, "Robertson's Red," first achieved in 1885 and perfected in 1888, imitated the _sang de boeuf _or "oxblood" glaze developed in Qing dynasty China. He applied the glazes he developed to pale stoneware with simple shapes in order to showcase the saturation and brilliance of their hues, including turquoise, dark green, apple green, mustard yellow, and purple. The polychrome, textured surface of this vase is the result of Robertson's experiments with blended and layered glazes following the relocation of his enterprise, renamed Dedham Pottery, in 1895.

**Drawn from**

* Elisabeth Cameron, _Encyclopedia of Pottery and Porcelain 1800-1960_ (London: Cameron Books, 1986), 101, 281.
* Lois Lehner, _Lehner's Encyclopedia of U.S. Marks on Pottery, Porcelain & Clay_ (Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1988), 124.