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UND Pottery Collection

UND Pottery Collection

 

UND pottery was a turn of the 20th century effort to promote “a wealth of design material peculiar to the prairies” — as Margaret Cable wrote in a 1926 brochure. UND Pottery is now highly collectible, has been featured on the PBS series Antiques Roadshow and is the subject of several books.

In 2010 the University of North Dakota celebrated the centennial of its ceramics program, begun by Margaret Kelly Cable in the School of Mines. Cable and her students turned North Dakota clay and motifs into an industry for North Dakota and a legacy for the University. Variously known as Cable pottery, School of Mines Pottery, UND Pottery or North Dakota (ND) Cable Pottery, it is highly collectible across the nation, and nowhere more so than at UND. Images of over 900 pieces of decorative ceramic pieces housed in the University's art repository and across campus can be viewed in this digital collection.

For more information on the Cable Years at UND visit the archived website for the UND Ceramics Department.

Further Reading


Barr, Margaret Libby, et al. University of North Dakota Pottery: The Cable Years. Fargo, N.D.: Knight Printing Co, 1977.

Cable, Margaret Kelly. Pottery from North Dakota Clays. Grand Forks, N.D.: University of North Dakota, 1926.

Forster, Ken. UND Pottery: A History and Comparative Study of the Art Pottery made at the University of North Dakota. Sarasota, Fla: Marlin Media Pub, 2004.

Miller, Donald, et al. University of North Dakota Pottery: The Cable Years: The Golden Anniversary of Margaret Kelly Cable's Retirement. 2nd ed. Grand Forks, N.D: University of North Dakota, Visual Arts Dept., 1999.

Archival Collections


Ceramics Department Records, UA #10, University Archives, Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota.

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  • C MSC 008-0992 by Alice Alberts

    C MSC 008-0992

    Alice Alberts
    1931

  • Brown Covered Vessel by Ollie Amundson

    Brown Covered Vessel

    Ollie Amundson

  • Brown Flower Plate by Ollie Amundson

    Brown Flower Plate

    Ollie Amundson

  • Green Covered Vessel by Ollie Amundson

    Green Covered Vessel

    Ollie Amundson

  • Green Leaf Bowl by Ollie Amundson

    Green Leaf Bowl

    Ollie Amundson

  • Mint Green Bowl by Ollie Amundson

    Mint Green Bowl

    Ollie Amundson

  • Small Brown Bowl by Ollie Amundson

    Small Brown Bowl

    Ollie Amundson

  • Small Green Bowl by Ollie Amundson

    Small Green Bowl

    Ollie Amundson

  • Tan Ceramic Creamer by Ollie Amundson

    Tan Ceramic Creamer

    Ollie Amundson

  • Tan Pear-shaped Vessel by Ollie Amundson

    Tan Pear-shaped Vessel

    Ollie Amundson

  • C MSC 077-0600, Blue tea set - teapot, creamer, sugar by Martha E. Barnes

    C MSC 077-0600, Blue tea set - teapot, creamer, sugar

    Martha E. Barnes
    1914

  • C MSC 168-0761 Gift, Pink vase with ridges by Marion Belknap

    C MSC 168-0761 Gift, Pink vase with ridges

    Marion Belknap
    1926

 

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