Open Directory - Arts: Crafts: Ceramic Art and Pottery: History
- A very brief history of Mexican ceramics from pre-Hispanic times to contemporary art. Illustrated. - Article discussing types of wares, decorating techniques and major traditions of the west. - Provides information about the region's folk art potters and their wares. Includes brief biographies of some of the artists such as Burlon Craig and Charles Lisk. - Comprehensive collection of historical information covering ceramic objects, pottery, glazing and firing techniques. Compiled and written by Victor Bryant. - An exhibition of tiles, with references, from the 14th-17th century collected by Lockwood de Forest in 1880-86 while in partnership with Louis Comfort Tiffany. - The history of the potteries of Thomas Goodfellows I and II, father and son, both master potters at Burslem and Tunstall, in Stoke-0n-Trent, Staffordshire, England. - Reproductions of five types of Greek vases geometrical, Corinthian, black or red figure vase, and white ground vases. Site provides magnificent color galleries of sample work. - Online gallery of ware from the Diana Pottery, Marrickville Australia (1940-75). - History of kutani kilns from origin up to now. History of most famous kutani painters. Kutani library and virtual museum. - Providing detailed historical data of Maria Martinez's family and the San Ildefonso pottery heritage. - Provides resources for collectors of pottery, lamps, tables and housewares designed by Jane and Gordon Martz at Marshall Studios of Veedersburg, Indiana. - Topically organized educational information emphasizing the Eastern Woodlands region. - This site illustrates the goal of artist-educator, Russ McKeel, to give students the opportunity to closely examine historic pottery and artifacts, and to learn more about design, form, function, and ceramic techniques. Russ McKeel - Lecturer and Artist - The history of Shearwater Pottery, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Archives and documents - Bringing together people with an interest in the pottery vessels that were made, traded, and used in Europe between the end of the Roman period and the 16th century. - List of potters including photos, background and history from North Staffordshire, England. - A brief history of Bristol potteries and their wares from the 17th to the 20th centuries.
