San Jose PotteryFounded 1931
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- San Jose Tile
- 6 inches by 6 inches
- "The Weaver"
- Mexican Folk Art Tile from San Antonio Texas
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- ULTRA RARE TEXAS CENTENNIAL TABLE
- 44 inch diameter
- 30 inches tall 1936 6 flags over Texas
- One of if not the finest San Jose tables in existence.<br>Made for the Texas Centennial. This particular table has <br>a fun history. This table was gifted to a surgeon that saved<br>the life of a mother and child during childbirth. The husband<br>of the mother just happened to be the man that designed<br>and built magnificent tile tables for San Jose Pottery. The <br>husband / artist was so thankful that he presented to the <br>surgeon that saved his wife and child's life. I acquired it<br>from the granddaughter of the doctor.
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- Plate "Man Riding Donkey"
- Diameter 8"
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- Mexican Dancers
- 6 x 6
- Original Voss Iron Hanger
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- Plate "Women with Pitchers"
- 8" Diameter
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- Scenic Tile Table
- Table top is 18 1/4 inches by 30 1/2 inches.
- 21 inches tall
- Circa 1936
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- Figural Longhorn
- Body is 6 inches long
- Horns are 7 inches across
- Rare hand molded San Jose Longhorn<br>There is a photo from the San Jose Pottery Book that pictures a similar longhorn<br><br><br>
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- Pair of Fighting Cocks
- Each Tile is 8 x 8 inches
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- Mexican Pottery Vendor
- 8 x 8 inches
- 8.5 x 8.5 in original Voss Wrought Iron Frame
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- Bowl
- 6.5 inches across
- 2.5 inches tall
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- Scenic Tile Table
- Size: Table top is 18 1/4 inches by 30 1/2 inches. 21 inches tall
- Circa 1936
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- Bowl
- 15"
- Signed twice as well as by the artist
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- Tile Table with Voss Base
- Tiles: 6 x 6 inches each
- Table Size: 32 x 20
- Circa 1930s
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- Tile table with 15 scenic tiles and border tiles
- Height 20.5"
- Tabletop 21" x 32.5"
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- Plate "Ducks in Flight"
- 9 3/4
- Excellent with a few insignificant kiln blems.
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- "Siesta Tile"
- 8 x 8
- This is the large 8 x 8 inch Tile Wow.
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- Plate "Cock Fight"
- 9 1/4"
- Some factory glaze pops on edges. Still a great plate
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- Plate "Ox Cart"
- 8 1/4 diameter
- Excellent Condition
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- "Fruit Tree Tile"
- 6 x 6 inches
- One insignificant glaze pop from firing process. Nice
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- "Dancing Girl Tile"
- 8 x 8
- The rarer 8 x 8 inch tile. Kiln imperfection chip on underside of corner. There is glaze on the surface of the chip so we know it happened during the firing process. Unusual Tile.
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- "Bookend"
- Height 5.25 x 4 x 3
- Kiln firing imperfections. A great smaller sized book end.
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- St. Michael the Archangel San Jose Tile Plaque
- 21 x 14 3/4
- 6 each 6 inch tiles & 10 each 1 x 6 inch border tiles. 4 Corner Tiles
- One of the Rarest San Jose Pottery Subjects that I have seen. Very nice condition.
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- Scenic Tile Table
- Circa 1930s/40s
- H-20 1/4" W-16 1/2" L-24 1/4"
- Tiles are 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches each.<br>Has original Voss Metal Works Wrought Iron Base.<br><br><br>
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- ULTRA RARE CENTENNIAL TABLE
- 44 inch diameter
- 30 inches tall
- On of if not the finest San Jose tables in existence.<br>Most likely made for the Texas Centennial.<br><br><br><br>
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- Table "Cock Fight" Circa 1940s
- Top:12 x 20
- Height 19
- San Jose Pottery Tile table. Voss Metal Works wrought iron base.
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- Tile Table
- 22 1/2 x 14 1/4 Top
- Height 18''
- A great looking table.
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- San Jose Pottery
- Founded 1931
- Charger
- 13 1/2 inch diameter
- Circa 1930s
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Biography
San Jose PotteryFounded 1931
"San José" is used generically to include several makers of similar-looking art pottery and tiles made in San Antonio. The premier workshop was Mexican Arts and Crafts, which operated downtown on the banks of the San Antonio River from 1931-1941. Its founder, Ethel Wilson Harris, copyrighted a book of designs in 1937 and registered her characteristic "logo" -- a maguey cactus in full bloom. In 1941 the workshop changed its name to Mission Crafts when it moved to within the walls of Mission San José, where gifted artisans created tiles and pottery until 1977. Their products are commonly confused with those of the nearby San José Potteries, which operated from 1934 to 1945. SJP executed relatively few designs in large numbers and of varying quality when it operated on its own. Its best work was made when the company was under the supervision of Harris, who became technical supervisor for the Arts and Crafts Division of the WPA projects in San Antonio in 1939. Being imitated is a sign of success. The popularity of "Mexican" designs tempted others in San Antonio to adapt and or directly copy work done in the workshops run by Harris. These included the potter Harding Black and an artisan named Mamie Sandoval at the Southern Company. For a few years, a Mexican brick factory known by its acronym -- Ladrillera Monterrey, S.A. (Lamosa) -- produced very similar tiles and tables as well. The operation was supervised by a tile technician from California who had helped establish the potteries in San Antonio. Lamosa designs were marketed in the United States and are quite collectible today. Quoted from Susan Frost Author of Colors on Clay.
