Stahl Pottery

Stahl Pottery

The Stahl family of potters were the last in Pennsylvania to work in the early tradition of a large round wood-fired kiln and saggers. They produced distinctive wares, often with rope-twist handles, incised decorative motifs, and applied floral and foliate ornament.

The Powder Valley Pottery was founded in 1847 by Charles Ludwig Stahl (1828 to 1896) in Powder Valley, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Following Charles’s death the pottery was continued by his sons [...] Click here to continue reading.

Seagreaves Pottery

Seagreaves Pottery

20th century Folk Art pottery, Seagreaves was the product of James Christian and Verna Seagreaves of Breinigsville, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Here is a 1999 column about them and their work from East Pennsylvania Publishing:

Breinigsville artists’ work a Pennsylvania Dutch legacy

By Julia Foster NazimovPress writer

They were unlikely artists-a couple with roots deep in Pennsylvania Dutch country; he a worker in the mill at Bethlehem Steel, she a teacher. But art [...] Click here to continue reading.

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