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Item Number: 5768
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Manufacturer: Stanley Ballard, Burlington Vermont
Produced by Vermont Mid-Century studio potter Stanley Ballard (1917-1960), a student of Glidden Parker at Alfred University in the 1940s who worked in the Burlington area, this is one of the scarce figural pieces made by Ballard.
This cute figural elephant bank stands 5 inches tall and is 5 inches wide across the back. The glaze is a very early foamy white glaze over the early chocolate brown underglaze. Strongly modeled, this bank features a circle on the bottom where one would need to break it to get to the saved money. Also, on the bottom one sees the early inscribed S. Ballard signature and the word Vermont. I think this was made in the 1945-1946 time period. It is one of the earliest with the word VERMONT on it. Later pieces had the word Vermont as part of the molded signature but this VERMONT is hand inscribed.
I know of only 5 of these, one of which was done in a yellow glaze and is owned by Ballard's niece.
A great example of modeling and glazing, this is a prime example of Stanley Ballard's work. |
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