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2. Grog (clay) - Wikipedia

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   Grog, temper for clay. Grog, also known as firesand and chamotte, is a raw material usually made from crushed and ground potsherds, reintroduced into crude clay to temper it before making ceramic ware. It has a high percentage of silica and alumina. It is normally available as a powder or chippings, and is an important ingredient in Coade stone.

3. Holiday pottery sale offers handmade crafts from dozens of ...

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   Good Dirt's Holiday Pottery Sale is scheduled to take place at their 485 Macon Hwy. location on Saturday, Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and guests will be able to purchase work by 27 ...

4. James Sherwin (potter) - Wikipedia

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   However, tragedy struck in 1824 when his wife and son died in floods which also destroyed his burgeoning pottery business. Looking for a new beginning, and with his brother already in Van Diemen's Land, Sherwin set his sights on the island. Arriving in Van Diemen's Land in 1831, Sherwin established his pottery in the Hobart suburb of Lenah ...

5. David Drake (potter) - Wikipedia

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   This one is inscribed with "Lm may 3rd 1862 / Dave" David Drake, I made this jar for cash, though it is called lucre trash. Alkaline glaze stoneware, 1857. Alkaline glaze stoneware, 1857. David Drake (c. 1800 – c. 1870s), also known as "Dave Pottery" and "Dave the Potter," was an American potter and enslaved African American who lived in ...

6. Hull pottery - Wikipedia

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   Hull Pottery "Ovenproof" mug. Hull pottery began production in 1905 in Crooksville, Ohio, under the leadership of Addis Emmet (A.E.) Hull. The Hull Pottery Company's early lines consisted of common utilitarian stoneware, semi-porcelain dinnerware and decorative tile. The company quickly established a firm market and enjoyed an excellent ...

7. Mississippian culture pottery - Wikipedia

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   Test tiles gave information about the shrinkage rates of various clay/temper combinations to the 'green' state and yielded further information upon firing. Simple, round-bottom cooking jars were built using coil construction and the Mississippian pottery tool set, including a pottery anvil, wooden paddle, mussel shell scrapers and polishing stones.