Kendig Cottage Online Store: Sheep
Items: Salt-Glazed Pottery
Items: Salt-Glazed Pottery
| Handmade Salt-glazed pottery with a Sheep Motif! |
| This is traditional salt-glazed pottery made in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. All our offerings are handmade using Pennsylvania German production methods. These pieces are completely non-toxic, and may be used in the oven as well as washed in the dishwasher.. Due to the weight, we have to charge a shipping surcharge, insurance is also included in the surcharge. More about how this pottery is made at the bottom of the page. |
| Luncheon plate, 7 1/2 inches diameter |
| Large Dinner plate, 10 1/2 inches diameter |
| Wooden plate stand to fit any of our pottery plates (shown above) |
| 3 quart flat sided crock. 7 inches tall, 7 inches in diameter |
| 8 ounce Mug, 4 inches tall, 3 3/8 inches in diameter at rim |
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artistan makes more products for us.
Want something you don't see here?
Just email us and we'll get working on
it!
| Salt glazing is a very old process originating in Germany about 500 years ago. Most early American stoneware was glazed with salt. Salt glazed pottery is glazed during the firing process. When the kiln reaches about 2,250 degrees F, salt is thrown inside. The salt changes from solid to a vapor which sticks to the clay, forming a glass coating on the pot or plate. Because the vapor is carried through the items by the flame, many unique colors and irregularities occur on the pottery. No two firings are ever identical. There is no lead or toxic element used in the pottery, it is all tested food safe and is oven-proof. |
