Grueby pottery vases and bowls are highly-sought antiques renowned for their organic arts and crafts shapes with distinctive matt glazes. Their enameled tiles became quickly associated with the mission style, and examples can be difficult to locate today. Grueby is often almost synonymous with their rich organic green matt glazes, and nearly every other contemporary pottery of the time hurried to bring their own matt green pottery to market on its success.
In 1900, Grueby recieved two gold and one silver medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle. In 1901 They were awarded a gold medal in the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition, and in 1902 they recieved one from the St. Petersurg World Fair in Russia. In 1904, Grueby personally won a gold medal in the St. Louis Universal Exposition for his design entries, and the company won the Grand Prize for Pottery and Tiles. Grueby is also known to have collected dozens of additional awards from nearly a decade of displays at regional competitions.
The original Grueby Faience factory was located 5 miles from Boston in the city of Revere, Massachusetts in 1897.
Grueby collaberated with Gustav Stickley from 1901 through 1904 to provide tile tops for plant stands and tabourets.
Grueby provided ceramic lamp bases for Tiffany and Company leaded glass lampshades from 1902 through 1906.
William H. Grueby continued managing his lines produced by the C. Purdee Works of Perth Amboy until his death in 1925.