The name ironstone dates to 1813 from Charles James Mason’s “Patent Ironstone China”. His patent was for an improved, durable, opaque china

The Alvin Wilcox Pottery operated in the West Bloomfield Township of Ontario County, New York from 1825 to 1862. In addition to traditional earthenware items...

The Lorenzo Johnson Pottery was located in Newstead Township in Erie County, New York and operated from 1850 to 1886. The pottery produced earthenware and dr...

I started collecting redware about 40 years ago. At that time I had the opportunity to view examples of redware that were made locally in the collections of ...