Mid-Century Modern Studio Pottery Lidded Jar, Signed Jt (Abernathy?) Extremely Rare 1940's/1950's Brutalist Maija Grotell

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The last three photos are examples of Marks by JT Abernathy.
For Sale is a Very Early JT (Abernathy?) 11" … more The last three photos are examples of Marks by JT Abernathy.
For Sale is a Very Early JT (Abernathy?) 11" tall including Lidded Jar/Urn and Rare.
A Rare and Beautiful Studio Pottery Piece.
This Lidded Vessel is of the Mid-Century period in a Brutalist composition.
This 1940 - 1950 storage jar is a precisely shaped Vessel.
The Exterior is Highly Textured, Brutalist, with a Multitudes of brown, tan & blue Glazes.
It reminds me of Fat Lava of Germany.
The inside is fully glazed with a brown and blue mixture of glazes with blue being the dominate color.
JT Abernathy most likely made this piece when he was at Cranbrook Academy in Bloomfield, Michigan. He studied ceramics in 1952 under the brilliant Finnish Ceramist Maija Grotell. She was one of the many Ceramist who studied and taught.
This is the Institute that gave us Brilliant Potters.
A Stunning Piece of Pottery.
It measures 11" tall x 5.25" wide x 5.25" deep.
With lid off it is 7.75" tall. The lid measures 3.25" tall including the ring handle.
There are 3 small glaze chips on the lid's edge, from age, shown in photo.
Glaze chips do not compromise the piece.
This Rare Jar/Urn would be a Great Addition to a Museum or Collector or Anyone. Or with an interest in JT less