Frankoma Pottery Chambered Nautilus Vase is a photograph by Janette Boyd which was uploaded on April 6th, 2015.
Frankoma Pottery Chambered Nautilus Vase
Photo of Frankoma Pottery Chambered Nautilus Vase #53 in Desert Gold on black background. ... more
by Janette Boyd
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Frankoma Pottery Chambered Nautilus Vase
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Janette Boyd
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Photo of Frankoma Pottery Chambered Nautilus Vase #53 in Desert Gold on black background.
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Frankoma Chambered Nautilus Vase was produced from 1942 - 1960.
It was made with Ada Clay from 1933 - 1954. Rutile glazing is the process that Frankoma Pottery used to let the brown glazing show through the color glazing to make it more attractive and interesting. It is approx 6" tall x 7" long x 4" wide.
Frankoma was founded by John Frank in Norman, Oklahoma, in 1933. Frank had been a professor in ceramics at the University of Oklahoma at Norman from 1927 to 1936 and used light-hued local Ada clay in his initial products. He moved the company to Sapulpa in 1938, only to soon rebuild that factory after a fire later that year. The name Frankoma was created from Frank's last name and the last three letters of the state of Oklahoma.
The light Ada clay was replaced by brick-red local clay in 1953. John Frank operated the pottery with his wife Grace Lee Frank until his death in 1973. The factory was rebuilt in 1984 after a September 1983 fire destroyed most of the facility. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1990. His daughter Joniece ran the pottery until 1991 when she was forced to sell the struggling company.
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Daniel Eskridge
Excellent image!
Janette Boyd replied:
Thank you, Daniel, for the nice comment! Frankoma produced some really nice art pottery in the '30's and 40's.