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William Henry Grueby (1867-1925) started working at the Low Art Tile Works in Chelsea, Massachusetts. In 1890 he left Low and started making architectural pieces and in 1892 he joined Eugene Atwood to form Atwood & Grueby. That company closed and in 1894 Grueby started the Grueby Faience Company. Grueby developed his own glazes and created a matte finish, very different from the glossy glazes popular at the time. The pottery was reorganized and incorporated in 1897 under the same name, Grueby Faience Company. Pottery was made by hand and decorations were added or modeled by young girls. The company made two types of pottery—architectural tiles and art pottery. In 1907 Grueby Pottery Company was incorporated. In 1909, Grueby Faience went bankrupt. Then Grueby founded the Grueby Faience and Tile Company. Grueby Pottery closed about 1911. The tile company burned in 1913 but was rebuilt and worked until 1920. The company name was often used as the mark so it helps date a piece. The matte green glazed pieces are the most sought after today.
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| Image | Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced |  | Grueby | Jar | Oil, Pumpkin Matte Glaze, Handle, Round Spout, Rolled Rim, 3 1/2 In., Illustrated | 2008 |  | Grueby | Vase | Gourd Shape, Green Matte Glaze, Tooled, Applied Leaves, Kendrick, 12 x 8 In., Illustrated | 2008 |  | Grueby | Vase | Leathery Green Matte Glaze, Vertical Panels, Cylindrical Rim, 5 5/8 In., Illustrated | 2008 | | | Grueby | Tile | Stork, 2 x 4 In. | 2008 | | | Grueby | Paperweight | Scarab Beetle, Mottled Green Matte Glaze, 1 x 2 3/4 In. | 2008 | | | Grueby | Paperweight | Scarab Beetle, Oatmeal Matte Glaze, 1 x 3 In. | 2008 | | | Grueby | Tile | Cellist, Busy At Work, Blue Slip, Dark Caramel Matte Ground, Red Clay, 6 In. | 2008 | | | Grueby | Tile | Mermaid, Looking In Mirror, Brown, Yellow Matte Ground, Red Clay, 6 In. | 2008 | | | Grueby | Trivet | Bear & Tree, Bronze Base, Initials M.C., 4 1/4 x 1 1/2 In. | 2008 | | | Grueby | Trivet | Lion & Tree, Bronze, 4 1/4 x 1 1/2 In. | 2008 | | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Overlapping Leaves, Feathered, Spherical, 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 In. | 2008 | | | Grueby | Vase | Oval, Indigo Matte Glaze, Tooled, Applied Full-Height Leaves, 8 x 4 In. | 2008 | | | Grueby | Tile | Ship, Ivory, Brown, Blue, Gray Ground, Cuenca, Signed, S.R., Square 6 In. | 2008 | | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Tooled Leaves, 4-Sided Pinched Rim, Marked, 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 In. | 2008 | | | Grueby | Vase | Leathery Green Matte Glaze, Tooled Panels, Cylindrical Neck, 7 In. | 2008 | | | Grueby | Bowl | Applied Leaves, Green Matte Glaze, Squash Shape, 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 In. | 2008 | | | Grueby | Tile | Green Tree, Blue Sky, Clouds, Matte Glaze, Square, 6 In. | 2008 | | | Grueby | Tile | Tulip, Red, Green, 6 In. | 2008 | | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Applied Flowers, Leaves, Shouldered, Ruth Erickson, 5 x 5 In. | 2008 | | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte, Applied Vertical Leaves & Buds, Long Stems, Signed, 9 In. | 2008 | | | Grueby | Tile | Yellow Tulip, Green Ribbed Leaf Blades, White Ground, c.1905, 6 In. | 2008 | | | Grueby | Tile | Horses, Ivory, Cuenca, Blue Sky, Signed, K.C., Square, 6 In. | 2008 | | | Grueby | Tile | The Pines, Cuenca, Signed RD, Square, 6 In. | 2008 | | | Grueby | Tile | St. George & Dragon, Blue, Green, Ocher, 9 In. | 2008 | | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Tooled, Applied Full-Height Leaves, Yellow Buds, 12 x 5 In. | 2008 |
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