{"id":3725,"date":"2016-02-17T10:41:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T15:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/?p=3725"},"modified":"2016-02-17T10:41:21","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T15:41:21","slug":"thrown-molded-dipped-and-glazed-ceramics-of-southeastern-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/thrown-molded-dipped-and-glazed-ceramics-of-southeastern-pennsylvania\/","title":{"rendered":"Thrown, Molded, Dipped, and Glazed: Ceramics of Southeastern Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"

These are screen shots from an online exhibit called Thrown, Molded, Dipped, and Glazed: Ceramics of Southeastern Pennsylvania from the Chester County Historical Society, 2001. I put them out here to share this info for anyone researching this subject.<\/p>\n

Thrown, Molded, Dipped, and Glazed explores the history of ceramics in the Chester County area with over 175 pieces from the Society\u2019s extensive collection of ceramics, along with loans from individuals and other institutions. The exhibit focuses on three types of ceramics associated with our region \u2013 earthenware, porcelain, and Majolica \u2013 and their origins and uses in 19th century Chester County.<\/p>\n

\"Thrown,<\/a>
Thrown, Molded, Dipped, & Glazed: Ceramics of Southeastern Pennsylvania, June 30-December 31, 2001<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Thrown,<\/a>
Plate, drape molded earthenware with slip decoration, John D. Burns, 1869. Photo by George Fistrovich.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Between 1796 and 1896 more than 160 potters worked in Chester County, creating redware, porcelain and majolica from local clay deposits. Influenced by international events and local customs, Chester County pottery and clay businesses reflected technological change, shifting trade patterns and developing social trends.<\/p>\n

In the early 1800s local potters, many of them farmers, made redware from clay found on or near their property. It was economical for regional customers who used redware for basic household needs.<\/p>\n

\"Thrown,<\/a>
Dog with basket, glazed earthenware, Vickers Pottery, circa 1825. Photo by George Fistrovich.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Redware in the United States refers to red-colored earthenware. In the early 1800s Chester County potters used local iron-bearing clay or finer quality clay from Philadelphia to produce utilitarian household products. They made specialized forms such as inkwells or candlesticks and multifunctional shapes such as bowls and plates. Reward was usually very practical and purchased as needed.<\/p>\n

Glazes were an important seal for this porous earthenware. Glazes used here were both clear and colored, including an iridescent black manganese available locally.<\/p>\n

\"Thrown,<\/a>
Tucker pitcher.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 1826 William E. Tucker of Philadelphia began to produce one of the earliest American porcelains. The primary ingredient was kaolin, a fine white clay with few impurities. It was discovered in New Garden Township on Israel Hoopes’ farm in quantities large enough for Tucker’s commercial production.<\/p>\n

\"Thrown,<\/a>
Majolica-style salad bowl with a daisy pattern. Circa 1800-1890. Created by Griffen, Smith and Hill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the 1880s Griffen, Smith and Hill, of Phoenixville, produced Etruscan majolica, the most popular example of its kind in the United States. It was slip cast in molds that shaped ordinary tableware into fantastic shapes, including corn, shell and seaweed, cauliflower, and bamboo. It was decorated with translucent lead or tin glazes in primarily pink, green and yellow.<\/p>\n

\"Thrown,<\/a>
Majolica-style punch bowl. Circa 1800-1890. Created by Griffen, Smith and Hill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

New technology and an assembly line work force enabled production of majolica in large sets of matching dinnerware and teaware that was affordable to the growing middle class. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company and an Ohio tea firm increased its national distribution by giving it to customers as premiums. Majolica went out of style, however, by the late 1890s.<\/p>\n

\"Thrown,<\/a> \"Thrown,<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These are screen shots from an online exhibit called Thrown, Molded, Dipped, and Glazed: Ceramics of Southeastern Pennsylvania from the Chester County Historical Society, 2001. I put them out here to share this info for anyone researching this subject. Thrown, Molded, Dipped, and Glazed explores the history of ceramics in the Chester County area with…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3727,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[54,41],"tags":[57],"class_list":["post-3725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chester-county","category-history","tag-material-culture"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3viLY-Y5","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8250,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/octorara-area-high-school\/","url_meta":{"origin":3725,"position":0},"title":"Octorara Area High School","author":"Karen","date":"January 29, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Octorara Area High School is in Atglen, Chester County, Pennsylvania. I found a few documents in my files and thought I would share. Class of 1984 Commencement Booklet This is a scan of the Twenty-eighth Commencement, Octorara Area High School Graduation Booklet, Class of 1984. Graduation took place on Sunday,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Chester County"","block_context":{"text":"Chester County","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/category\/places\/united-states\/pennsylvania\/chester-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Octorara High School 1956 ChatGPT","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Octorara-High-School-1956-ChatGPT.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Octorara-High-School-1956-ChatGPT.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Octorara-High-School-1956-ChatGPT.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Octorara-High-School-1956-ChatGPT.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Octorara-High-School-1956-ChatGPT.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Octorara-High-School-1956-ChatGPT.png?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9496,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/useful-genealogy-links\/","url_meta":{"origin":3725,"position":1},"title":"Useful Genealogy Links","author":"Karen","date":"September 18, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Primary Sources Making of America is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection currently contains approximately 10,000 books and 50,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints. MOA Journal Articles | MOA Books | MOA Maps Newspaper Abstracts - articles\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Genealogy Miscellany"","block_context":{"text":"Genealogy Miscellany","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/category\/genealogy-miscellany\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Useful-Genealogy-Links-ChatGPT-Image.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Useful-Genealogy-Links-ChatGPT-Image.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Useful-Genealogy-Links-ChatGPT-Image.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Useful-Genealogy-Links-ChatGPT-Image.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Useful-Genealogy-Links-ChatGPT-Image.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Useful-Genealogy-Links-ChatGPT-Image.png?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3532,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/pennsylvania-counties-relevant-to-my-research\/","url_meta":{"origin":3725,"position":2},"title":"Pennsylvania Counties Relevant to My Research","author":"Karen","date":"July 10, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Berks County Luzerne County Luzerne County was created on September 25, 1786, from part of Northumberland County and name for the Chevalier de la Luzerne, French minister to the United States. Wilkes-Barre, the county seat, was laid out in 1772 and named for two members of Parliament, John Wilkes and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Pennsylvania"","block_context":{"text":"Pennsylvania","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/category\/places\/united-states\/pennsylvania\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Northampton County Map","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NorthamptonCountyMap.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NorthamptonCountyMap.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NorthamptonCountyMap.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NorthamptonCountyMap.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NorthamptonCountyMap.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NorthamptonCountyMap.jpg?resize=1400%2C800 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9454,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/reading-old-handwriting-a-genealogists-guide-to-colonial-script\/","url_meta":{"origin":3725,"position":3},"title":"Reading Old Handwriting: A Genealogist\u2019s Guide to Colonial Script","author":"Karen","date":"September 18, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Anyone who spends enough time researching family history eventually encounters a document that seems almost impossible to read. Wills, deeds, church registers, court records, letters, and family papers may contain unfamiliar letter forms, obsolete abbreviations, inconsistent spelling, and handwriting styles very different from those used today. The study of old\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Genealogy Miscellany"","block_context":{"text":"Genealogy Miscellany","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/category\/genealogy-miscellany\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Feather-Pen-and-Ink-Writing-Paper.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Feather-Pen-and-Ink-Writing-Paper.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Feather-Pen-and-Ink-Writing-Paper.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Feather-Pen-and-Ink-Writing-Paper.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Feather-Pen-and-Ink-Writing-Paper.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Feather-Pen-and-Ink-Writing-Paper.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9402,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/the-birds-nest-leblond-oval-print\/","url_meta":{"origin":3725,"position":4},"title":"The Bird’s Nest, LeBlond Oval Print","author":"Karen","date":"September 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Bird's Nest Le Blond No. 93 Date: 1854-1867 Size: 6 3\/4\" \u00d7 5 1\/4\" A sentimental scene of children discovering a bird\u2019s nest. From The LeBlond Book by C. T. Courtney Lewis, 1920 109. The Bird's Nest. Le Blond, No. 93. The bird's-nester is up a tree, both metaphorically\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "LeBlond Prints"","block_context":{"text":"LeBlond Prints","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/category\/prints-postcards\/leblond-prints\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheBirdsNest.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7019,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/glossary-of-colonial-terms\/","url_meta":{"origin":3725,"position":5},"title":"Glossary of Colonial Terms","author":"Karen","date":"August 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Here I share some of the terms I've learned about throughout my years of research. Adz, adze Sharp-edged wood-cutting tool with an arching blade set at right angles to the handle and curving inward. Logs and beams were shaped with the adze. Auger A tool for boring holes in wood,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Genealogy Miscellany"","block_context":{"text":"Genealogy Miscellany","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/category\/genealogy-miscellany\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blog-Featured-Images-ColonialTerms.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blog-Featured-Images-ColonialTerms.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blog-Featured-Images-ColonialTerms.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blog-Featured-Images-ColonialTerms.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ThrownMoldedDippedGlazed01.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3725"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3739,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3725\/revisions\/3739"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}