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The Phoenix Stone Ware Factory was established ca. 1840 by Collin Rhodes and his partner Robert Mathis. Mathis and Rhodes were the former co-owners of the Pottersville factory when they opened the...
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Thomas Chandler (1810-1854) was perhaps the most skillful potter to work in Edgefield. Born in Drummondtown, Virginia, he is believed to have been a descendant of John Chandler of Fulham, England, who...
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"Horace Brown makes a face jug as remembered by his son." The daughter of Mississippi potter Homer Wade Stewart, Hattie Mae married journeyman potter Horace “Jug” Brown. She met Brown when he worked...
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"A story of whiskey jugs and watermelons told by Horace Brown." The daughter of Mississippi potter Homer Wade Stewart, Hattie Mae married journeyman potter Horace “Jug” Brown. She met Brown when he...
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"Hattie Mae Stewart Brown talks about pottery involvement." The daughter of Mississippi potter Homer Wade Stewart, Hattie Mae married journeyman potter Horace “Jug” Brown. She met Brown when he worked...
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The daughter of Mississippi potter Homer Wade Stewart, Hattie Mae married journeyman potter Horace “Jug” Brown. She met Brown when he worked in her family’s Louisville, Mississippi pottery in the...
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A fifth-generation potter, Otto Brown (1899-1980) was a true journeyman potter. The son of Georgia potter James Osborne Brown, Otto turned pots in Alabama, Georgia, and both Carolinas, often with his...
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"Annette Stevens talks about what her family turned." A fifth-generation potter, Otto Brown (1899-1980) was a true journeyman potter. The son of Georgia potter James Osborne Brown, Otto turned pots in...
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"Three things about a potter, according to Horatio Boggs." Horatio Boggs is descended from a long line of family potters with roots in Alamance County, North Carolina. Like many other potters in the...
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"Ralph P Miller tells of potting heritage and Yankee origins" Horatio Boggs is descended from a long line of family potters with roots in Alamance County, North Carolina. Like many other potters in...