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Jugtown Pottery was founded in 1921 [2] by Jacques and Juliana Busbee, artists from Raleigh, North Carolina, who in 1917 discovered an orange pie dish and traced it back to Moore County. There, they found a local tradition of utilitarian pottery in orange, earthenware , and salt glazes .
Also known as Jugtown, Sterrett was once home to at least ten potters. [5] The pottery produced here was classified as being part of the East Alabama style of pottery, which used high quality clay and a two-toned glaze decoration. [6] William Hilliard Falkner purchased the Sterrett Pottery Works in 1874 and operated it until 1903.
Nancy Sweezy (October 14, 1921 – February 6, 2010) [1] was an American artist, author, folklorist, advocate, scholar, and preservationist.Known initially for her work as a potter in the 1950s, Sweezy became a scholar of the history and creation of pottery and wrote several authoritative texts and books on U.S. and international folk pottery.
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Jugtown may refer to a location in the United States: Gardendale, Alabama, formerly known as Jugtown; Jugtown, Maryland, a census-designated place; Jugtown, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place; Jugtown Historic District, Princeton, New Jersey; Jugtown Pottery in Seagrove, North Carolina, a location listed on the National Register of ...
Some of the oldest, historic pottery locations still in operation include the "Original" Owens Pottery founded in 1895 [4] and Jugtown Pottery founded in 1921. [5] Jugtown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
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Whynot is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States, and is included in the Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. [2] Whynot is located on NC 705, also known as the "North Carolina Pottery Highway", [3] one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Seagrove and seven miles (11 km) west of Jugtown Pottery, a historic pottery listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [4]