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Baraboo Pottery

A pottery was operated in Baraboo from 1851 to 1857 by Philip Pointon and his son. Two earthenware pieces that...
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Baraboo Pottery Waster Dump Dig

The objective of this project was to learn more about the pottery produced there. There are two intact pieces of...
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Berlin Potteries

For years this style of pottery has been attributed to "Whitewater" due to similarities with ware produced there. We are...
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British Hollow Pottery

Ethan Griffith made pottery between 1850 and some time after 1880 in a small town near Potosi Wisconsin. Read the...
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Brodhead – William Murray Pottery

An almost invisible potter, who would never show up as a potter in this state but for a single example...
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Colgate – August Henschel Pottery

August Henschel was a redware potter who operated in Colgate, Waukesha County, Wisconsin from about 1856 to 1900. His work...
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Cottage Inn (near Belmont) – Hammett Pottery

George Hammett and his son John operated a pottery in Cottage Inn, Wisconsin that is near Belmont from 1856 to...
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Fond du Lac – Henry Kummerow Pottery

Henry Kummerow operated a pottery in Fond Du Lac from 1864 to 1902. He was born in Mecklenburg, Germany in...
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Franklin – Langenberg Pottery

Conrad Langenberg Pottery - 1856 to 1893 The Langenberg Pottery near Sheboygan Wisconsin is a classic example of a small...
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Franz Schwannthaler – Potter

Franz or 'Frank' Schwanthaler is known today not by his pottery production in Milwaukee or near Hartford, Wisconsin, but rather...
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Hilbert – Adolph Rehm Pottery

Adolph Rehm operated a small pottery in Hilbert Junction which is 20 miles east of Menasha from 1869 to 1876. ...
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Kewaskum – Anton Fuchs Pottery

Anton (Anselm) Fuchs operated an earthenware pottery in Kewaskum from about 1867 to the mid-1880’s.  Prior to that he had...
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Kewaunee – John Klotz Pottery

John Klotz is yet another immigrant potter who tried his luck at his old-world craft, only to find his skills...
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La Crosse – Brower and Vail Pottery

Very little is known about this short-lived pottery. No pottery or sherds have been found. Alson Vail previously potted in...
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Luzerne Ransom

Stoneware with Lucerne Ransom’s name stamped on them and a Maxfield-style cobalt flower decoration. This led to speculation that he...
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Menasha – Leonard Rohrer Pottery 1869 – 1873

In 1866 Leonard Rohrer purchased the Bachelder pottery that had been closed since about 1866 and re-fired the kilns. He...
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Menasha – The Traveling Pottery 1854 – 1855

Menasha - The Traveling Pottery There is very limited information about this most improbable pottery-making venture. The proprietor was a...
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Menasha Pottery 1850 – 1866

The Menasha Pottery was started by Luther Bachelder and his sons Carlton and Cleveland. They initially made earthenware but soon...
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Menomonie Pottery

Identifying Wisconsin earthenware potteries can be challenging, and some are easily missed, especially when they are small and short-lived. If...
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Milwaukee – Charles Hermann & Co. 1856 to 1882

Charles Hermann & Co. is the best known and most prolific stoneware manufacturer in Wisconsin in the 19th century. Spanning...
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Milwaukee – Friedrich Herrmann Pottery

The earthenware pottery of Friedrich Herrmann was the longest operating single-owner operated pottery in Wisconsin (38 years). A close second...
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Milwaukee – Pierron Pottery Company

Louis M. Pierron was born in 1853, the son of Catherine(a) and Louis Pierron. Shortly after the death of the...
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Milwaukee Stone Ware Factory

The Milwaukee Stone Ware Factory was started in late 1848 and operated for ten years. Ownership changed frequently during the...
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Mineral Point Pottery

Bernard Klais operated an earthenware pottery between 1858 and 1880 in Mineral Point Wisconsin. His wares are somehat distinctive. The...
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New Berlin – Henry Kern Pottery

The Henry Kern Pottery was a small and obscure business that operated for over ten years starting in 1850. It...
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Oconto – Hubertus Plain Pottery

Hubertus Plain made earthenware on the banks of the Oconto river for three years during the Civil War. Read the...
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Oscar Bachelder

Oscar Bachelder was the son of Calvin Bachelder and a third generation potter. He learned potting skills at an early...
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Portage – Conant Street Pottery 1861 – 1863

In June 1860 Isaac Farrar left the Farrar & Russell partnership and nine months later was in full production at...
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Portage – De Witt Street Pottery 1859 -1863

The Dewitt Street Pottery was the first pottery factory opened in Portage by Farrar and Russell. Portage is a city...
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Portage – De Witt Street Pottery Waster Dump Excavation

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Potters Joint Emigration Society

In the late 1840's the potter's unions in Staffordshire devised a plan to help Staffordshire potters emigrate to Wisconsin to...
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Pressed Stoneware Bottles

Pressed bottles are bottles made in a mold instead of on a wheel. This article describes the patented process for...
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Racine – John Novak

Kenneth Dearolf described John Novak pottery in "Wisconsin Folk Pottery" as redware with glazes that were "shiny brown, yellow-brown, and...
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Sheboygan – Eastern Stoneware Co.

This article covers three pottery operations at two sites: Peter Berns Pottery (1855 to 1863) located at 9th and Superior...
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Sheboygan – Henry W. Chamberlain

Chamberlain operated a store in Sheboygan in the late 1840's and early 1850's. Henry W. was a merchant conducting business...
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Sheboygan – Theodore Mies Potteries

These two Sheboygan stoneware factories both had their beginnings in the household of Prussian farm laborer Theodore Mies, 39, who...
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Shullsburg – Dielman Pottery 1856 – ??

Not much is known about this pottery. It’s exact location is unknown and no pottery or sherds has have been...
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The Viking Brotherhood Cup

Susan Frackelton presented an exhibit featuring twelve pieces of salt-glazed art pottery at the 1893 Chicago...
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Thomas H. Williams

Thomas Williams was the master potter for the Milwaukee Stone Ware Factory from 1848 to 1853. He was born in...
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Twin Grove Pottery

In about 1850 Isaac Sanborn started an earthenware pottery in Twin Grove, a small village in the Jefferson Township of...
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Wautoma Potteries

Pottery was manufactured at two sites south of Wautoma by William (Billy) Mosier, his son Edwin Mosier, and John Williams....
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Whitewater Potteries

These articles cover the history of the four earthenware pottery manufacturers that operated in Whitewater Wisconsin. These articles will open...
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William Gunther

William Gunther is a central figure in Wisconsin potting. He was the master potter for the Maxfield Brothers, the originator...
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William Sanderson

William Sanderson founded the Milwaukee Stone Ware Factory and then promptly sold it. He was born in Ireland in 1820....
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Wisconsin Potters & Owners Directory

This is a directory listing of over 300 people involved in the pottery industry in Wisconsin between 1840 and 1890...
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Wisconsin Pottery Sites – Interactive Map

We have pinned 99 of the 107 Wisconsin Pottery sites known to us.  Zoom-in the see the location, and click...
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Wisconsin Pottery Sites Directory

This is a directory listing of over 100 sites where pottery was manufactured in Wisconsin between 1840 and 1890. Article:...
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Wisconsin Stoneware Bottles and Earthenware Bottles

Pottery bottles were among the first bottles produced for Wisconsin soda and beer bottlers and merchants. The earliest were made...
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Wisconsin Territory – McCann Pottery

In the 1830s in the lead mining region there was a large influx of people. At the time, Dubuque was...
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