Vtg Blue Mountain Pottery rearing horse teal green & black

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Vtg Blue Mountain Pottery rearing horse teal green & black. Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail. 12"x 9"
Mold #122, Remarkable glaze no chips, cracks or damage to statue.  Appears to have had felt on bottom of piece that has been removed.  The red clay is evident and seen on bottom.  Beautiful stunning piece for any horse lover.
Blue Mountain Pottery’s story began in 1947, when a group of skilled craftsmen pooled their skills and resources and began experimenting with the rich red clay of Ontario’s Georgian Bay region. They located at the base of Blue Mountain, along Georgian Bay’s southern shores. There was nothing ordinary about the pottery they produced in the old barn they converted into a studio.
The red-brown clay was cured for 12 hours and decorated in deep blues and rich greens which ran smoothly together in the kiln so that the finished pieces emerged with soft, fluid patterns. The color reflected in the traditional green was the original artisan’s attempt to portray the colors that appear on the face of the Blue Mountain at certain times of the year. The face of the slope is heavily laden with spruce and pine trees, and the with the trails cut for skiing creating the interlaced shades of blue and green.
What distinguished it most clearly was the unique glazing technique they developed. Glaze is a mixture of special ingredients, finely ground and held in liquid suspension which covers tiny pores in the clay. A good glaze must mature fully in the kilns and must “fit”, which means compatible expansion and contraction characteristics to the clay. The glaze formula they developed contains ingredients which mold together at 1840 degrees Fahrenheit to produce the mirror-like gloss which has always been a Blue Mountain trademark.