Mixing hand done techniques with more mechanized production, Marblehead specialized in glazes that combined pebbled and matte finishes in high quality, uniquely shaped and colored works. Marblehead Pottery glaze colors were more diverse than contemporaries like Grueby which also specialized in matte finishes, but Marblehead used many different colors in contrast to Grueby's primarily green matte glazes- Marblehead blue was the most popular but you also find pink, green, yellow, gray, and brown were all popular colors that the pottery produced during the 1920s and 1930s. They produced many different forms but were especially known for their realistic depictions of fish, seahorses, and other marine life in addition to birds, flowers, and more naturalistic shapes. Like many other art potteries of the time, Marblehead had financial difficulties during the years following the Great Depression, and they finally ceased production in 1936.

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