Collection ATH ACP - Athabasca Clay Products Collection

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Athabasca Clay Products Collection

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CA ATH ATH ACP

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  • 1962 - 1966 (Creation)
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    Alberta

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Pottery and ceramic artifacts

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(1964 - 1968)

Administrative history

Athabasca Clay Products was a business that operated in Athabasca, Alberta from 1964 - 1968. All items were made from local red clay. Pottery was distributed from numerous gift shops in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, including one on Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta.

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Athabasca Archives Athabasca Clay Products collection
• 02.07: Athabasca Clay Products cream and sugar set; goose and bulrushes design. Glass display case in foyer. #153
• 03.13: Athabasca Clay Products canister set; four pieces in gradated sizes, goose and bulrushes design. Donated by Dorothy Nielsen. Upright glass display case #1. #158
• 03.21: Athabasca Clay Products “glass.” Donated by Dorothy Evans. Glass display case in foyer. #159
• 03.21: Athabasca Clay Products jam jar. Donated by Dorothy Evans. Glass display case in foyer. #160
• 03.21: Athabasca Clay Products small vase. Donated by Dorothy Evans. Glass display case in foyer. #161
• 03.24: Athabasca Clay Products heart-shaped ashtray, blue geese and bulrushes design. Donated by Jessie Rollings. Glass display case in foyer. #162
• 05.18: Athabasca Clay Products bowl with lid. Donated by Bessie Speers. Glass display case in foyer. #164
• 05.22: Athabasca Clay Products small ashtray, wild roses design. Donated by Bob Tannas. Glass display case in foyer. #168
• 06.06: Athabasca Clay Products platter, geese and bulrushes design. Glass display case in foyer. Donated by Judy Edwards. #169
• 06.06: Athabasca Clay Products sugar bowl with lid, geese and bulrushes design. Glass display case in foyer. Donated by Judy Edwards. #170
• 06.06: Athabasca Clay Products sugar bowl without lid, geese and bulrushes design. Glass display case in foyer. Donated by Judy Edwards. #171
• 06.06: Athabasca Clay Products cup with handle missing, geese and bulrushes design. Glass display case in foyer. Donated by Judy Edwards. #172
• 06.25: Athabasca Clay Products ashtray with curling figure mounted on it. Glass display case. #174
• 06.44: Athabasca Clay Products egret. Glass display case. #178
• O7.11: Athabasca Clay Products, two long-necked bird figures which balance on the wings. Donated by Harold and Carol Gyte. Glass display case. #182
• 09.22: Athabasca Clay Products two long-necked birds donated by Jean Golonka. Small glass display case in foyer. #195
• 10.33: Athabasca Clay Products, two long-necked egrets donated by Bob Garton. Glass case in foyer. #211
• 11.23: Athabasca Clay Products; #217 green serving bowl with lid, #218 brown wall sconce, #219 and 220 two brown mugs, #221 Brown, square-spout creamer, #222 brown sugar bowl with lid. Donated by Ethel Kondra. Small glass display case. #217 – 222
• 12.25: Athabasca Clay Products vase, 13” tall, vase 9” tall decorated with hand-painted images of First Nations children. Artist was Theresa Rains and her friends got in touch to ask on her behalf for the vases because she was ill with cancer. She wanted to leave the vases to her children. Deaccessioned on March 21, 2019. #232, 233
• 12.25: Athabasca Clay Products ashtray, Lee’s Gift Shop, Ft. McMurray. See Alfred Messerli and Eialen Armfelt’s symbols on the bottom. Glass case in foyer. #234
• 14.07: Athabasca Clay Products vase 14 cm with handles, Greek design by Mary Berezan. Case #3 in foyer. #249
• 14.18: Athabasca Clay Products vase 14 cm tall hand thrown by Alfred Messerli, ACP 1964-1966. Bison design by Eialin Armfelt. Glass case #4. #244
• 14.39: Athabasca Clay Products hand-thrown pot and lid by Alfred Messerli, decorated by Pay Ryan Johnson. Small glass case in foyer. Glass case #4 #257.
• 15.16: Athabasca Clay Products cream pitcher, wild rose design, by M. T. Miloslav Tichy. Glass case #4. #259
• 15.16: Athabasca Clay Products ashtray, black and beige goose design. Stylized “E” for Eialin Armfelt. Bubbling in glaze; probably a second. Location? #260
• 15.20: Athabasca Clay Products small pot, (for toothpicks?) beige with goose design. Glass case #4. #261
• 16.24: Athabasca Clay Products plate, 11” “Town of Athabasca” embossed with steamer. Bottom of glass case #2. #272
• 16.22: Athabasca Clay Products brown/light brown pitcher, 15 cm geese design. Donated by Gina Payzant. #275
• 16.22: Athabasca Clay Products decorative ceramic bowl, 21 cm, dark brown, embossed roses. Glass case #4. #276
• 16.22: Athabasca Clay Products ceramic tree trunk, dark brown. Glass case #4. #277
• 16.22: Athabasca Clay Products hand-thrown vase by Alfred Messerli, south western Indigenous design by Eialin Armfelt. Glass case #4. #278
• 17.09: Athabasca Clay Products coffee set, 8 mugs, coffee pot, cream and sugar; brown with geese design. Donated by Michelle Bauer (Cordell). “Dorothy Lane” display case. #285
• 17.10: Athabasca Clay Products vase, beige with geese design. Donated by Jocelyne Forget. #286
• 17.10: Athabasca Clay Products brown pot with lid, thrown by Alfred Messerli, decorated by Pat Ryan Johnson. Donated by Jocelyn Forget. #287
• 18.02: Poster card “Alberta made Athabasca Quality Pottery,” on top of display case in foyer. #289
• 18.14: Poster card “Alberta made Athabasca Quality Pottery,” on top of display case in foyer. #296 – 302 a and b donated by Greg Burritt. #296
• 18.14: Athabasca Clay Products set of three owls; small, medium and large. #3. #297, 298 and 299
• 18.14: Athabasca Clay Products sugar bowl with lid and creamer, black and blue glaze. #3. #301 and 302 a and b
• 18.15: Athabasca Clay Products two wall scones. Donated by Iris Burritt. On the wall in the foyer. #303 a and b
• 18.15: Athabasca Clay Products “Made in Athabasca,” small ceramic bird, broken and glued. Donated by Iris Burritt. #4. #304
• 18.16: Athabasca Clay Products large ceramic, bent-neck bird, pink and beige glaze, intact. Donated by Eileen Hendy. “Dorothy Lane” case. #305
• 18.16: Athabasca Clay Products medium ceramic straight-neck bird, broken, pink and beige glaze, broken. Donated by Eileen Hendy. “Dorothy Lane” case. #306
• 18.16: Athabasca Clay Products coffee cup, pink and beige glaze, goose design. Donated by Eileen Hendy. #307
• 20.28: Athabasca Clay Products ceramic creamer and sugar bowl purchased from EBay. Donated by Margaret Anderson. #3. #357 a and b
• 21.08: Athabasca Clay Products ceramics, eight small beige, or rust and brown glaze, goose motif, and one wall art piece. Donated by Eileen Hendy. #366 – 373
• 21.15: Athabasca Clay Products ceramics: two yellow plates, pussy willow design; soup bowl, dark brown goose motif; jug, dark brown goose motif; sugar bowl, dark brown goose motif; two small yellow vases, goose motif; yellow egg cup, bull rushes motif; candle holder and insert, dark brown goose motif; jam jar with lid, dark brown goose motif; pot with lid, dark brown goose motif. Donated by Anne Mundy-Markell. In the “Dorothy Lane” display case. #376 – 387

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Various by donation

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