Jugtown Pottery - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Jugtown Pottery - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Jugtown Pottery was founded in 1921Encyclopedia of North Carolina, UNC Press 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. The Busbees saw an opportunity to help save a dying craft, and in 1918 they set up the village store in Greenwich Village, New York, in order to sell the pottery. Potters they worked with over the years included J. H. Owen, Charlie Teague, and Ben Owen.Finding Aid for the Juliana Royster Busbee Papers, 1911-1981, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Read more on Wikipedia
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