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Wisconsin Pottery Association
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Rosemeade Pottery
by Wahpeton Pottery Company
1940-1961
Wahpeton, North Dakota
Presentation by Linda & Bill Bakken
March 11, 2003
On March 11, the Wisconsin Pottery Association had a presentation on
Rosemeade Pottery by Linda & Bill Bakken. The thirty seven members of
the audience got several laughs and lots of information out of their interesting
PowerPoint presentation. Rosemeade Pottery was made by the Wahpeton
Pottery Company in Wahpeton, North Dakota from 1940 to 1961. In the 40's &
50's the pottery was making around a 1,000 pieces a day. A designer of
over 200 items was Laura Taylor Hughes, who also worked as a potter and was
co-founder of the company. Below
are some of the items displayed at the presentation.
Linda Bakken on the right talks
with Jim Riordan & Christine Boone after her & her husband's
presentation
Several examples of Rosemeade
These two swordfish vividly show why you need to clean the salt out of
shakers. The shaker to the left lost most of its glaze due to salt
being kept in it.
A page from the National Geographic. The caption says "Laura Taylor
Hughes Copies National Geographic Dogs in Rosemeade Pottery". Note all
the different figurines in the background.
Bluegill shaker
(a similar one sold on eBay for $293)
To give you a sense of the size of these roosters, notice the nickel in the
foreground.
Begging puppy is a solid figurine
Two roosters with a pheasant in the background.
Boston Terrier shaker.
Egyptian canopic jar shaker (one of a set of four)
Sugar & creamer with tray
Panda figurine.
Sail boat shaker set.
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