Homer Laughlin Vintage Bluebird Lidded Oval Vegetable Bowl Blue Trim Empress. What a lovely piece of Bluebird china here! Route 66 Trading House. Jewelry, Antiques, Collectibles and Fine Sundries. All products packed with care in a sanitized, smoke free, and safe environment. We take pride in taking care of our customers, and do everything in our power to make sure they are satisfied! We appreciate your business! We will respond to all inquires within 24 hours or less. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Decorative Cookware, Dinnerware & Serveware\Bowls”. The seller is “vintagegoldandteaks” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.

• Number of Items in Set: 1
• Origin: America
• Antique: Yes
• Shape: Oval
• Occasion: All Occasions
• Custom Bundle: No
• Item Length: 11\
• Vintage: Yes
• Department: Adults
• Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
• Item Height: 5\
• Production Style: Art Pottery
• Finish: Glossy
• Handmade: No
• Item Width: 6\
• Pattern: Bluebird, Blue Bird
• Color: Multicolor
• Material: Porcelain
• Set Includes: Vegetable Bowl
• Brand: Homer Laughlin
• Type: Serving Bowl
• Era: Early 20th Century (1911-1940)
• Theme: Birds
• Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
• Production Technique: Pottery
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Backstamp: Painted
• Product Line: Homer Laughlin Bluebird

Ethel Muchvo (born in the 1880′s, died 1970) was a Hopi potter from the First Mesa in Arizona. She made friends with a white woman. Maud Melville of Worcester, Massachusetts, who visited the First Mesa area along with her family in 1927. Ethel and Maud wrote to each other for 10 years; the letters and the friendship are detailed in the book “Hopi Summer–Letters From Ethel to Maud, ” written by Carolyn O’Bagy Davis and published in 2007. We show the cover of the book, along with a copy of a letter written by Ethel to Maud in 1931, announcing the birth of her daughter, Vivian. Vivian was the only one of Ethel’s twelve children to survive. Vivian Muchvo grew up… And created this pottery bowl. There is not a lot of information on the life and times of Vivian Muchvo as an adult. The photo we’ve included is of Vivian (on the left) visiting with another Hopi woman; it was taken at a presentation that author Carolyn Davis gave at a Hopi village in 2011 when Vivian was 79 years old. We do know that Ethel taught her daughter to make pottery before she was 6 years old, as Ethel stopped making pottery then because she became blind from an eye infection. This polychrome bowl was hand coiled and pit fired and hand painted by Vivian with red and black mineral dyes. The blush color comes from the iron in the clay and the technique used to fire it. The traditional Hopi designs are the same on each side, each grouping separated by a set of three vertical black lines. It is signed by Vivian in her handwriting “Vivian Muchvo” and, very very faintly beneath that is writing that we believe reads Polacca… 196- Polacca is the town directly below the First Mesa on the Hopi Reservation. It’s important to note that the Muchvo name is frequently misspelled as Muchuo, even in prominent reference sources. The bowl measures 3 1/2 inches high and 3 1/4 inches across the top. It weighs 3/4 pound and is in excellent condition. There are no cracks, chips or other damage and the painted designs are still crisp and clear. NOTE: In the book “Hopi Summer, ” the author mentions musicologist Natalie Curtis, who was recording Native American music in the 1930′s. We have a copy of the Curtis book titled “The Indians’ Book” available. Here is the link. The item “VIVIAN MUCHVO HOPI Vintage Rare Pottery Bowl Book Titled Hopi Summer Included” is in sale since Wednesday, July 7, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Native American\ US\1935-Now\Pottery”. The seller is “primpingyourhome” and is located in Ormond Beach, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Handmade: Yes
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Culture: Native American: US
• Artisan: Vivian Muchvo
• Origin: Arizona
• Tribal Affiliation: Hopi
• Featured Refinements: Hopi Pottery

The books are all in very nice shape and many feel like they were never opened. If they say one picture is worth a 1000 words then these books have a huge story to tell. Printed by Heibonsha in Japan. Do some research on the internet and you will see that this set is very rare and not available. They are all full of great photos as seen in our detail pictures. We take extra care in packing each item so it arrives safely. Please see pictures for examples of content and condition /. The item “Vtg RARE 1958 Japanese Pottery Book Set of 32 / Karatsu Oribe Kutani Kenzan HB” is in sale since Friday, April 10, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Asian\1900-Now\Japanese\Other Japanese Collectibles”. The seller is “surfari” and is located in Mission Viejo, California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Bangladesh, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Paraguay, Uruguay, South africa, Colombia, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman islands, Maldives, Oman, Reunion, Sri lanka, Ukraine.