Mary Hadley Pottery bust Self Portrait Signed Louisville KY Family & 3 Plates

Description

A group of things I am cleaning out. I bought the bust years ago from a the estate of a family that had moved from Louisville to Atlanta in the mid 1900s. I suspect they had known the Hadley's and that is how hey got the bust, but I am sure there is more of a story there. There are some cracks in the bust from the firing and am sure she was learning about firing a solid clay object and how it dries out with the heat. It is a beautiful and remarkable piece of work and I am guessing a self portrait looking at thee pictures of her. It is quite a piece of art and I had it in my office for a few years. It weighs 17 pounds  and is 9.5" tall with a glazed finish.
lso included are 3 of her cup plates and I think they are old designs and the horse is her best known image.
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