Saturday Evening Girls – Paul Revere Pottery

The Saturday Evening Girls (SEG) club began in the 1890s as an educational and social group for young ladies. As a means for the SEG club to earn money to support their summer camps, Edith Brown and Edith Guerrier, with assistance from Helen Storrow, started Paul Revere Pottery around 1907. The pottery was well received and by 1911, twelve girls were working as full-time decorators with many more working part-time in other areas of the pottery. Paul Revere Pottery closed its doors in 1942.

Paul Revere Pottery made a variety of art pottery but the primary focus was utilitarian forms such as children’s dishes and tiles. Popular motifs included chickens, rabbits, ducks, horses, ships, houses, trees, flowers and various landscape scenes. Paul Revere Pottery can often be found marked with either P.R.P. or S.E.G. along with a date and decorator’s initials.

SEG pottery often used and as such it is frequently found with wear and damage.  While chips and cracks will affect the value of SEG pottery, the impact of damage on price is typically less than that seen on other arts and crafts pottery.  A primary factor in determining the value of Saturday Evening Girls pottery is the quality and type of decoration on the pot.  SEG vases and bowls decorated with animals are typically among the highest valued pieces. 

To learn more about the history of Saturday Evening Girls and Paul Revere Pottery, and to see examples of the pottery be sure to check out the interactive exhibit by the Museum of Fine Art, Boston at the link below.

Art & Reform: Sara Galner, the Saturday Evening Girls, and the Paul Revere Pottery

An excellent reference book on the Saturday Evening Girls and Paul Revere pottery that includes many photos, pottery history, marks, signatures, and values is:

The Saturday Evening Girls: Paul Revere Pottery by Meg Chalmers and Judy Young.  Schiffer Publishing, 2005

Greg Myroth – Just Art Pottery