“What Are We Talking About?: The Language of Stoneware Collecting”
Whether you have collected stoneware a long time or are just starting, one of the frustrations in this endeavor is knowing just what...
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Patrick Hagans
- Jun 28, 2022
- 3 min
Potter William Smiley Rumble
Attached you will find several photos of a salt-glazed stoneware crock that I obtained recently from an antique shop here in Ohio. At...
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Website Contributor
- Apr 18, 2022
- 4 min
The Signature of a Stoneware Artist
At one location I found a piece of Cortland, New York stoneware which had a design similar to a tornado. From that point forward the...
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Duane F. Watson
- Jan 18, 2022
- 3 min
Wheeling, West Virginia Merchants
The following is a list of Wheeling, West Virginia merchants as they are remembered from stencils on the stoneware that they ordered from...
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Duane F. Watson
- Apr 12, 2021
- 3 min
The Variety of Spongeware Pitchers
In this blog, I will share one of my special personal interests––the utilitarian spongeware pitcher. These pitchers came in two sizes:...
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Duane F. Watson
- Sep 11, 2020
- 3 min
An Undervalued Opportunity: The Stoneware of Beaver, Pennsylvania
Enthusiasm for collecting a category of stoneware (or any antique for that matter) waxes and wanes. Pieces that spark a clash of Titans at
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Duane F. Watson
- Aug 18, 2020
- 3 min
The Stoneware of Rochester, New York
American stoneware production had several prominent hubs from the late 18th century to the early 20th century. Two hubs really stand out...
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- Jul 23, 2020
- 2 min
What Should I Collect?
I am often asked, “What kind of stoneware should I collect?” My answer is always, “Collect whatever brings a smile to your face every...
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