Teco pottery - Wikipedia
WEBTeco pottery. The American Terracotta Tile and Ceramic Company was founded in 1881; originally as Spring Valley Tile Works; in Terra Cotta, Illinois, between Crystal Lake, Illinois and McHenry, Illinois near Chicago by William Day Gates.
Teco Pottery - Patterns, Marks, Value, History, Information | Just ...
WEBSep 7, 2024 · Teco Pottery was founded as the American Terra Cotta Tile and Ceramic Company in 1881, near Chicago, in Terra Cotta, Illinois, by William Day Gates. The name teco comes from the “te” in terra and “co” in cotta. By 1911, they produced over 500 designs in all kinds of shapes, colors and glazes.
Teco Pottery - Marks and History – Just Art Pottery
WEBAbout Teco Pottery. Teco Pottery was born out of the American Terra Cotta Tile and Ceramic Company established in Terra Cotta, Illinois by William Day Gates in 1881. The company produced fireproof building materials such as drain tiles, bricks, urns, and other architectural building materials.
Pottery Illustrated: Teco Pottery
WEBTeco Pottery, an Illinois-based company, was started in 1885 by William Day Gates. Teco, named for the first two letters in terra and cotta, is known for its signature micro-crystalline matte green glazed pottery.
Q. I've inherited a green Teco vase, about which I know nothing.
WEBJun 8, 2007 · A. Teco is art pottery that was made in Terra Cotta (now Crystal Lake), Illinois, from the late 1800s to the early 1920s. The name comes from the first syllables of "terra" and "cotta." The ...
Pottery on the Prairie: A History of Teco - Rootstalk
WEBWhere other forms of art pottery relied on glazing and intricate surface design to achieve distinctiveness, Teco pottery used form: buttresses, curves, and spirals that mirrored Prairie Style architecture and showed the influence of the natural world, with a …
Teco/Gates (American Terra Cotta and Ceramic Company) …
WEBTeco is the name used on experimenta ceramics made at the pottery founded by William D. Gates. Pieces had silvery green glaze and simple shapes.
American Terra Cotta Museum | From common clay to …
WEBThe mission of the American Terra Cotta Museum is to preserve and showcase artifacts of the American Terra Cotta & Ceramic Company to share the story of the people, processes and production of architectural terra cotta and Teco pottery and the company’s transition to steel heat treating and fabrication.
Teco - Hieronymus Objects
WEBTeco, or the Terra Cotta Tile & Ceramic Company, founded by William Day Gates in 1881, were the first major manufacturer of architecturally-focused terra cotta — their practical lines of tile, brick, chimney and urn gradually complemented by a burgeoning set of art pottery that carries similar ideals and methodology.
About | American Terra Cotta Museum
WEBVisitors will learn all about how architectural Terra Cotta and Teco Pottery was manufactured – from the raw materials found on the plant site, to the modeling and molding of the pieces, to the kiln process, guests will be led through the process of making terra cotta, step by step.