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Craft and Artisanal Industries

Earthenware dish excavated at the Salem, North Carolina, pottery site, ca. 1775
Earthenware dish excavated at the Salem, North Carolina, pottery site, ca. 1775

Earthenware dish excavated at the Salem, North Carolina, pottery site probably made about 1775 in imitation of English creamware.

Earthenware owl bottle made in Salem, North Carolina, ca. 1820
Earthenware owl bottle made in Salem, North Carolina, ca. 1820

Earthenware owl bottle made in Salem, North Carolina, about 1820.

Earthenware squirrel bottle made in Salem, North Carolina, ca. 1810
Earthenware squirrel bottle made in Salem, North Carolina, ca. 1810

Earthenware squirrel bottle made in Salem, North Carolina, about 1810.

Earthenware storage jar made in the Salem pottery, ca. 1790-1810
Earthenware storage jar made in the Salem pottery, ca. 1790-1810

Earthenware storage jar made in the Salem pottery, ca. 1790-1810.

Slip decorated earthenware dish made in Salem, North Carolina, ca. 1780
Slip decorated earthenware dish made in Salem, North Carolina, ca. 1780

Slip decorated earthenware dish made in Salem, North Carolina, about 1780.

Slip decorated earthenware shop sign made in Salem, North Carolina, by Gottfried Aust in 1773
Slip decorated earthenware shop sign made in Salem, North Carolina, by Gottfried Aust in 1773

Slip decorated earthenware shop sign made in Salem, North Carolina, by Gottfried Aust in 1773.

Gustav Stickley, Adjustable-back Chair, designed 1901, made ca. 1905
Stickley, Gustav, Adjustable-back Chair, designed 1901, made ca. 1905

Like many of his contemporaries, Stickley was profoundly influenced by the writings and work of British artist and designer William…

Gustav Stickley, Library Table, ca. 1906
Stickley, Gustav, Library Table, ca. 1906

This hexagonal library table was one of Stickley’s bestselling pieces. It was illustrated in the November 1902 issue of The…

Gustav Stickley, Trademark and Motto “Als Ik Kan,” 1901
Stickley, Gustav, Trademark and Motto “Als Ik Kan,” 1901

In 1901, Stickley renamed his company the United Crafts and adopted the medieval joiner’s compass as his trademark. This symbol…

Tin-glazed bottle fragment excavated at the Salem pottery site, ca. 1793
Tin-glazed bottle fragment excavated at the Salem pottery site, ca. 1793

Tin-glazed bottle fragment excavated at the Salem pottery site and probably made in 1793.

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