Collections Room
Welcome to our collection area.
There are more than 30,000 artefacts in our collection. These ceramic and stoneware pieces have been generously donated to the Friends of Medalta Society over the years by a great many people.
As yet we do not have the capacity to make this collection available for public viewing but hope to begin the process later this year, commencing with the opening of our new exhibit area located in the Medalta Potteries site.
For those unable to visit us in person, we would like to introduce some of the pottery we have in our collection. Each month we will feature a different item, including a brief description of the piece itself and other related information of interest to collectors and researchers alike. We hope you will enjoy this addition and look forward to your comments and questions.
If you have a piece of pottery and want more information, you can contact our Collections Technician, Joyce, at joyce@medalta.org
Feature Item – September 2011
Mixing Bowl Manufacturer: Medicine Hat Potteries Ltd. Period: 1938 – 1954 Description: 10.5″ mixing bowl, Medicine Hat Potteries, unglazed rim & bottom of collar, edge of basal square is unglazed, incised vertical line pattern around collar (8 groups of 7 lines decreasing from the longest central line, incised drape decoration with a 7 incised line [...]
Featured Item – August 2011
Vase Manufacturer: New Medalta Ceramics Period: 1958 Description: Vase, New Medalta Ceramics, appears to be hand thrown, fired using stilts, a low vase with a bifurcate top with one side a bit higher than the other, the round plain base leads to concave sides that flare slightly outward at the rim on two sides, the [...]
Featured Item – July 2011
Vase Manufacturer: Alberta Potteries Limited (Wyatt) Period: 1931 – 1936 Description: Vase, style no. 60, Alberta Potteries Limited (Wyatt), “60″ impressed in the bottom above center, a cylindrical vase expanding from the bottom to the top to end with a disc shape around the top which has a small chine, multicoloured lacquered decoration of a [...]
Featured Item – June 2011
Cup Manufacturer: Medalta Potteries Limited Period: 1952 Description: Worcester style cup, 6.5 oz., Medalta Potteries Limited, wiped base, hotelware, crested on the outside just below the rim with “RP” (the P overlapping the extended right arm of the letter R) on a torah (scroll), all in black on a pink/yellow cup with a white interior [...]
Featured Item – May 2011
“Bambi” Vase Manufacturer: Sunburst Ceramics Period: 1970 – 1975 Description: vase, product no. 2803, Sunburst Ceramics Limited, “2803″ impressed in the bottom in large numbers, called the “Bambi Vase 103/4″” in a Sunburst price list dated February 15, 1971, vase has a roundish base leading to a high cylindrical body flaring to a trumpet-like top, [...]
Featured Item – April 2011
Egg Beater Jar & Beater Manufacturer: Medalta Potteries Limited Period: 1927 – 1940 Description: Egg beater jar, with egg beater, Medalta Potteries Limited, stoneware, small crock shaped, straight sided with a slight thickening in two steps at the rim, ball shaped interior bottom, a cobalt blue band around the top below the shoulder & another [...]
Featured Item – March 2011
Lamp Base Manufacturer: Medalta Potteries Limited (1924 – 1954) Period: 1930 – 1032 Description: Lamp base, early, large, round shouldered variety, Medalta Potteries Limited, no style number ever assigned, made using yellow clay, hand thrown, closed base, a round base with 3 steps leading to a concave shaped main body ending at a slight outward [...]
Featured Item – January 2011
Baskets Manufacturer: Medicine Hat Potteries Period: 1950 – 1955 Description: Large Basket – Cherokee Pattern, double twisted cord style handle decorated with a pair of dark fuchsia berries hanging from a cluster of 3 green leaves on each side of the handle, ca. 23.0 cm. max l. x 18.5 cm. max. w. x ca. 17.0 [...]
Featured Item – December 2010
Lamp Bases Manufacturer: Medicine Hat Potteries Limited (1938 – 1954) Period: 1938 – 1954 Description: Yellow Lamp Base – with attached metal base and basal hole for the cord, product number 10 (referred to as shape no. 2 in B. Douglas lamp book, made using white clay, bottom of metal base embossed “N.P. 10/MADE IN/CANADA”, [...]
Featured Item – November 2010
Lamp Base Manufacturer: Medicine Hat Potteries Limited (1938 – 1954) Period: 1938 – 1954 Description: Lamp base, base holed to take a cord, product # 1L, impressed “No 1L” in the bottom, made using white clay, all yellow exterior, ca. 18.4 cm. h. x ca. 15.9 cm. dia. across base, stamped, very good condition Historical [...]
Featured Item – September 2010
Figurine Ashtray Manufacturer: Medicine Hat Potteries Limited (1938 – 1954) Period: 1938 – 1939 Description: Figurine ashtray, Medicine Hat Potteries, designed by Jack Fuller, made of plaster, the base is roundish with a shallow depression in front of the bear for holding cigarette ashes and butts, the bear at the back sits on one beer [...]
Featured Item – August 2010
Vase Manufacturer: Medicine Hat Potteries Limited Period: 1950 – 1955 Description: Medicine Hat Potteries vase, style no. “C-5″ faintly impressed in bottom, large size as relatively high & wide but not very deep, a deep relief triple (2 obvious, 1 less so) leaf pattern, ca. 33.4 cm. max h. x ca. 42.0 cm. max w. [...]
