Unidentified Stoneware
Title
Unidentified Stoneware
Description
Stoneware production in the U.S. began at different times but took off in the 19th century. After the civil war, stoneware production increased even further with the use of industrial pottery techniques, including the use of molds to create vessels. This industrialization put most local potteries out of business by the Great depression.
This example of stoneware is unique in this collection. Its paste is grey, highly compact, and has no visible inclusions. It was likely fired between approximately 1200-1350° Celsius. The exterior is smooth and the same color as the paste with lightning-like decoration and ridges on the interior. This particular pattern is not seen elsewhere in this collection, nor is the grey-colored stoneware paste. This piece of unidentified stoneware serves as an example of the variability of both this collection and of stoneware overall.
This example of stoneware is unique in this collection. Its paste is grey, highly compact, and has no visible inclusions. It was likely fired between approximately 1200-1350° Celsius. The exterior is smooth and the same color as the paste with lightning-like decoration and ridges on the interior. This particular pattern is not seen elsewhere in this collection, nor is the grey-colored stoneware paste. This piece of unidentified stoneware serves as an example of the variability of both this collection and of stoneware overall.
Source
https://apps.jefpat.maryland.gov/diagnostic/Post-Colonial%20Ceramics/NorthAmericanStoneware/index-NorthAmericanStoneware.html
Date
Inconclusive (likely post 1900)
Type
Historic Ceramic
Coverage
p4719/ACC 170
Collection
Citation
“Unidentified Stoneware,” The Phoenix Project , accessed October 2, 2026, https://martaphoenixproject.gsuanthropology.com/items/show/201.