Vintage David Eldreth Pottery Salt Glazed 1994 Small Santa 4
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Eldreth Pottery
Artist David EldrethEldreth Pottery produced traditional salt-glazed Stoneware and Redw...arepottery. The pottery was handcrafted in Lancaster county, PA. David the artistused traditional Pennsylvania German production methods.some of the techniquesused were wheel turning, slip casting and hand building.The decorative designs were hand applied by using slip trailing, brushingand Sgrafitto (carving in the clay).The Stoneware is gray and blue in color and salt glazed. They were producedas it was 500+ years ago in Germany. Salt was introduced into the kiln above2000 degrees Fahrenheit. The forms a sodium vapor that sticks to the clay. Thisgives the clay a glass look coating. This uncontrolled process makes each pieceunique.The artist and founder David Eldreth retired from the pottery studio andstore at the end of 2017. He is currently perusing his paintings. The EldrethStudio in PA remained open for 2 more yrs. Most recently July 16, 2019 thestudio permanently closed its door.