Topic: MCC Canada Bottle Vase...

[notmuchpottery]

Hi All,  I have purchased this gorgeous bottle vase about 8-9 years ago from a charity shop. Please forgive me as I am a glass collector and not a pottery/porcelain collector. I love the design on this. I found it intriguing as it was from Canada and I am in Australia. It is stamped MCC Canada. I  have google MCC and if I am correct it is a design school or shop? I couldn't work out which as the information it brought up was convaluted. Please correct me if I wrong. Any information on this piece would be greatly appreciated. 

[notmuchpottery]

Forgot...it stands just over 18cm tall and 10cm at its widest...
And some more pics...it is very hard trying to capture the signature on the base...

-Kane

[Anne]

Hi ands welcome to the board, glad to have you with us.  To make the mark on the base stand out more I have two suggestions: firstly, sprinkle a little talc or fine cornflour or similar into the mark and gently blow off the excess, that will highlight the marks themselves and make them show uup better on a photo, and secondly, if you have a macro setting on your camera (usually marked by a little flower symbol) then use that to take a picture of the mark with. Focus from around 8"-10" away works well normally, or if no macro, try standing a bit further back (2'-3') and use the zoom if you have one instead. Hope this helps.

[antiquerose123]

Hi there....and I am from Canada.  I can not make out the image, as need a bigger pic -- but I am guessing (here) that it might (could) be McMaster Pottery from Canada without seeing (a larger) mark.  there is also CCC (Canadian Ceramic Craft company) here.

Is it possible to get a larger pic of the mark......Please?  Is it stamped, incised, written, or an ink mark?  Please let us know.

Thanks -- hope I can help on this one 

[antiquerose123]

Hope I am able to help you with this, here in Canada    Does your camera have a close up thing?

[notmuchpottery]

Ok...could only find self raising flour! Which I assume is severely out of date.  We don't really use the kitchen in this place.

I think this is better. The Canada i believe is definitely stamped and th MCC has been incised. Hopefully everyone here can tell more about where it was made? Maybe age?

I know value is not important but a rough idea on what it would fetch would be great? More for insurance purposes. I only paid $A1 for it so i assume it might be worth at least a fiver? 

[antiquerose123]

thanks for the new pic, and I see the *flour* worked fine....lol

Gee, this is different.....Nothing listed under here: http://www.canadianpotteryidentifier.com/

Hum, I wonder: http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/poterie/po20eng.shtml

Is it more of a granular stoneware item, than a clay?  Could it be Roman numerals (MCC) for the number 1200??  I am going to be digging on this one...

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0001487

 

Added:  Did some more *rooting* around:

I did some more rooting around and did find something that said about being marked with MCC for Mennonite Central Committee.  The link did not have anything for it.....but I am going to look around at that lead to see if they made some pottery, and a date.

Not sure yet...but found these sites:

~~ http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/C4598.html

~~ Click here as one of those long link

~~ http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/programs/gallery/hutterite2008.htm

Not sure yet but might be Mennonite Central Committee (??)

[notmuchpottery]

Thanks for the links antique! Your a legend. The glazing does go into the piece as well and it does seem more granular than some other pieces that I have. I will have a look at those links over the next week. As for what the MCC stands for. I am clueless. I have searched a little on and of over the years in regards to this piece but I have turned up nothing. Probably because I my zero knowledge of pottery.

I am extremely appreciative of your help. And it would seem I have peaked your interest? 

Odd it should turn up in Australia!

I don't do emotions alot but... and    Also, your more than welcome to steal the pics if this would help you?