Item 100156 - Swasey bean pot, Portland, ca. 1900

Item 100156 - Swasey bean pot, Portland, ca. 1900
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Item 100156
Swasey bean pot, Portland, ca. 1900
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The E. Swasey & Co. pottery and glassware company operated at 273 Commercial Street in Portland from 1890 to about 1930.

Swasey made a wide array of utilitarian ceramics – including pots like this for baking beans. The lid is marked "2/E Swasey & Co., Portland, ME."

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