Vintage Ungermach Pottery Company Ceramic Planter.
This beautiful forest green mid-century planter in the classic rectangular shape was manufactured by the Ungermach Pottery Company, which marked its wares with the abbreviated "UPCO". Founded in 1937 in Roseville, Ohio, a state already renowned for art pottery companies like the eponymous Roseville, as well as McCoy, Rookwood, Weller, the company assumed the name of its founder, Fred Ungermach, who had worked at Nelson McCoy and Robinson-Ransbottom before striking out on his own.
The company specialized in streamlined, Art Deco-influenced pieces that were mass produced and affordable as the country worked through the Great Depression and post-war years. The majority of the pieces, such as vases, decorative planters, and garden accessories, were cast in molds and glazed in striking colors such as the gorgeous green on this piece.
Measuring approximately 8 5/8" long x 5 1/8" wide x 3 3/8" tall, this lovely rectangular ceramic planter is perfect for all types of indoor gardening, including succulents, bonsai, cacti, or for use as a vase with or without a flower frog. Think about the impact of one mid-century planter or a collection in the same shade of green from different mid-century American pottery companies. The result will be one-of-a-kind, no matter your choice!
