Design: 314B
Date Designed: 1905
Designer: Probably Ambrose Schlegel
Description: A bottle-shaped vase covered with a beautiful brown glaze, and touch of green over spray. Bottom markings include the inscribed Double-A, Van Briggle, date of 1905 and Roman Numeral X, indicating clay type, all in the handwriting attributed to Anne Van Briggle; as well as the impressed Design #314 B.
Dimensions: 7″ height
Other: The “B” notation after the design #314 indicates that this size was slightly larger than the original.
Special Notation: This is the earliest vase yet documented, which has the honey brown glaze with green over spray – which later became known as Mountain Crag Brown.
Collection: Tracy Boyce, who so elegantly accented the vase with her hand quilling on a decorative branch!
Design: #314
Date Designed: 1905
Designer: Probably Ambrose Schlegel
Description: Off-white glaze over plain, bottle-shaped vase. Stated date of 1905.
Dimensions: 7 1/2″ height
Other: No bottom markings available.
Collection: Courtesy of Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
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