“It’s intriguing once you get into the history,” Sharon Borthwick says about her collection of Quimper hand-painted earthenware. The Prairie Village resident has amassed a collection of about 150 ...

Woman in a shop holding a pottery piece among many other miscellaneous items - Igisheva Maria/Shutterstock Stepping into a thrift store is sometimes like stepping into another world. Stacks of decor ...

This porcelain vase is in “Of Cottages and Castles: The Art of California Faience” at the Crocker Art Museum. courtesy Crocker Art Museum Crocker Art Museum One of the longest-lived and most prolific ...

The pottery industry in Mend can be traced back to the 3rd millennium BC. without a specific name until the early 12th century; however, a new type of pottery has appeared since then which is known as ...

Sacramento >> The Crocker Art Museum announced “Of Cottages and Castles: The Art of California Faience,” will be available to view from Feb. 22 through May 17. Consisting of more than 120 of ...

California Faience: the little shop that could -- The art pottery: beauty in simplicity -- Clay, glazes and markings -- Of cottages: the tiles of California Faience -- Of castles: Julia Morgan and ...