December 3, 2008
Samuel Weller started hand making flowerpots for local farmers in a one-room pottery in late 1872, and in a matter of years became one of the largest pottery makers in the world. Weller made many different styles of hand-decorated art pottery up through the 1920s, such as 'Dickensware,' featuring characters from that writer's classic novels. Subsequently the company switched to more commercial production, and curtailed the hand-painting.
I don’t remember the first Rookwood piece I ever bought, that’s getting close to 40 years ago. But I must… [more]
Stuart Lonsdale and Kim Lindley's excellent tribute to and reference on Gouda Dutch Art Pottery and Delftware. The … [more]
Steve Birks' super deep site is a tribute to a bygone era, chronicling how a pottery center of excellence (they did… [more]
Roger Owen's showcase of over 180 beautiful 20th century British and European piggy banks, with background on their… [more]
Dedicated to raising awareness of the ceramic art work of R. Guy Cowan and his Cowan Pottery Studio in northeastern… [more]
Jim Johnson and Gail Rothman's fun, 'off-the-wall' showcase of his colorful collection of Roseville pottery wall po… [more]
This 7,000-plus page site lives up to its self-billing as a 'knowledge base' with examples of work from all major a… [more]
The museum with the world's largest collection of Worcester porcelain is a good starting point for beginning collec… [more]
This gallery showcases 2,130 of the 5,000 items in the museum's ceramics collection dating from 1500-1900. Include… [more]
A great reference on ceramics from the Victoria and Albert Museum. Learn about different ceramics techniques and st… [more]
This website boasts hundreds of beautiful ceramics items with detailed descriptions. Start browsing here, and keep … [more]
A good reference resource for anyone interested in the pottery of Clarice Cliff (1899-1972), who had her heyday in … [more]
Paul Tyers' reference site on pottery and ceramics from the Roman period in Britain and Western Europe. Includes a … [more]
This microsite from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts features objects from the Institute’s permanent collection,… [more]
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