Early American folk pottery, including the history of Bennington pottery (1918)
Pitkin, Albert Hastings, 1852-1917, Pitkin, Sarah Howard, 1853- · Hartford, Conn. [The Case Lockwood & Brainard Co.] · leaf 57
Stephen Theis was born in Mons, Bel-gium, in the year 1824. He learned the potterstrade in Europe, and worked in all its branchesfrom the milling of the clay, to the drawing ofthe kiln. -He also designed and modelled manypieces, before he came to America, which was in1847 or 4^- tie went to… … No. g. HISTORY OF THE BENNINGTON POTTERY 33 the manufacture of Rockingham and yellow ware,in a part of the old United States Pottery buildingwhen Mr. Theiss returned to Bennington, and wasin their employ as long as they continued the busi-ness. Afterward, he went to South Amboy towork. In 1866, he…
Pottery -- United States · Pottery -- Vermont Bennington
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