Stumbling Upon The "Skyscraper" Vase

Teco Pottery has been called the art pottery of the Prairie School. Several progressive architects of the era (including Frank Lloyd Wright) designed some of the most compelling shapes originally offered by the Gates Potteries. I recently came across the existence of one of Wright's more famous Teco designs at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Designed in 1905 and refered to as the "Skyscraper Vase" this amazingly modern-looking vase could quite possibly be the only known example to still exist. Check it out by following the link.

Image copyright SFMoMA