Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880–1942) 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 his career. In addition to teaching pottery techniques, Rhead was highly influential in both studio and commercial pottery. He worked for the Roseville Pottery, established his own Rhead Pottery (1913–1917), and in 1935 designed the highly successful Fiesta ware for Homer Laughlin China Company.
A Rhead vase. A similar vase sold for $516,000 on 10 March 2007 at the Rago Arts and Auction Center, a record amount for a piece of American art pottery.
Frederick Hurten Rhead (at far left), Taxile Doat (far right), and others at the Art Academy of People's University (now the Lewis Center) in University City, Missouri, celebrating its first high-firing kiln in April 1910.
The Roseville Pottery Company was an American art pottery manufacturer in the 19th and 20th centuries. Along with Rookwood Pottery and Weller Pottery, it was one of the three major art potteries located in Ohio around the turn of the 20th century. Though the company originally made simple household pieces, the Arts and Crafts–inspired designs proved popular, and Roseville pieces are now sought after by collectors.
A Roseville jardiniere in the Pinecone pattern
A small vase from the Water Lily line
Stamped mark to base
A large urn in the Laurel style; note the heavy art deco influence
