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Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use: A “virtual field trip” through the North Carolina Piedmont and thousands of years of history explains the origin of Piedmont clays and how clay is made into pottery. With high-resolution photographs.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Modern art pottery: In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 20; Figure 18 shows some examples of the finished product of the potter's art. These amazingly large objects were made by Mark Hewitt and fired in the kiln shown in Figure 15. These pots represent the acme of modern Piedmont art pottery in North Carolina. They...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Pottery workshop: In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 15; Figure 13 shows the pottery workshop located near the grinder — but not too near, or everything would get dusty! On the left you can see the wheels at which the potters will work balls of clay into objects like the pitchers on the tables on the right....; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Eighteenth-century pottery (2): In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 10; Figure 8 shows a further range of jugs and jars, a churn, and a pitcher. Note that each of these is of slightly different shape and color. Each represents the specific potter and glaze. Potters have individual styles even when repetitively making similar objects...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Pottery from Town Creek: In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 6; Figure 4 shows some examples of pots and pottery fragments found at Town Creek along with artifacts made of stone and shell about 1200 CE. This photograph was made of one of the displays in the Museum at the Town Creek State Historic Site in Montgomery County....; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Clay drying: In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 13; Figure 11 shows the clay drying area of a modern pottery. This area has a cement floor and a roof to keep the clay from being rained on as it dries enough to be ground. Note that the raw clay is full of lumps. These have to be pulverized by grinding and hammering....; By Dirk Frankenberg.

White clay and Wedgwood pottery: In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 11; Figure 9 shows an example of one of the well-documented cases in which the British colonial economic policy was applied in North Carolina. In 1767, the famous English pottery manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood sent a representative to North Carolina to obtain a...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

North Carolina Pottery Center: Interprets the history and technology of pottery-making in North Carolina and preserves a collection of North Carolina pottery and related artifacts.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Gas-fired kiln: In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 16; Figure 14 shows a modern gas-fired kiln in a year-round pottery. If you look closely inside the opening, you can see the remains of one of the ceramic temperature recorders (pyrometric cones) from a recent firing. The small white object on the fourth shelf...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

The Museum of American Pottery: This museum celebrates the American potter and "the humble pieces of pottery which continue to inspire and enrich our lives today."; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Colonial restrictions on pottery: In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 8; European colonists recognized clay as an important resource in developing their agricultural economy. Surprisingly, the king's governors restricted the manufacture of pottery because the British economic model for the empire (called mercantilism)...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Eighteenth-century pottery (1): In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 9; Figure 7 shows similarly representative examples of jugs and storage jars on the lower levels, and other utilitarian objects and not so utilitarian objects on the shelves above. The lower shelf has a covered jar and milk crock on the left, and a puzzle jug,...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

N.C. White Clay used for Wedgwood Pottery: Format: image/photograph

Town Creek Indian Mound: In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 5; The Town Creek Indian Mound has been one of the longest and most thoroughly investigated archeological sites in the state. Its owner, L. D. Frutchey, recognized it as a significant Indian construction in the early 1930s and showed the site to the head of the...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Photo analysis: Focus on world pottery traditions: A worksheet for students to use when analyzing photographs of pottery-making.; Format: worksheet; By Eric Eaton.

Pottery Workshop: Format: image/photograph

North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove: Format: image/photograph

Cherokee woman and pottery: In North Carolina, a Cherokee woman works with clay pottery pieces.; Format: image/photograph

North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove: Format: image/photograph

Burial urns: In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 7; Figure 5 shows some of the largest pots recovered from the Town Creek site. These are burial urns for infants.; By Dirk Frankenberg.

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