Pottery Marks: Fulper
Fulper Pottery was founded by Samuel Hill in 1814 in Flemington, New Jersey to produce drain pipes, storage crocks and jars from Flemington’s red earthenware clay. After Samuel Hill’s death in 1858, pottery worker Abram Fulper took over and changed the name to Fulper Pottery. In this era Fulper produced earthenware, stoneware and tile products. In 1899, the company was incorporated as Fulper Pottery Co. During this era the company produced household items such as storage jars and Fire-Proof Cookware.
William H. Fulper II was the reason Fulper became a prominent manufacturer of art pottery. ~1900, Fulper’s master potter John Kunsman began throwing a variety of vases and jugs with simple solid color glazes. These were displayed on the sidewalk in front of the pottery building and sold to passersby. Some of Kunsman’s artware was exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904 and won an honorable mention for design. William Fulper devised modern recreations of antique Chinese shapes and glazes. Dr. Cullen Parmelee, head of the ceramics department at Rutgers University, developed Chinese-inspired art glazes that were excellent recreations of ancient and rare Chinese glazes, (Famille Rose, Chinese Blue, Seladon, Rouge Flambé and Claire de Lune). Fulper produced art pottery from around 1900 to 1935.
This mark was used from ~ 1909 until 1916:
This mark was used from ~ 1910 - 1929:
This mark was used from 1916 to 1922:
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