In Cincinnati, Rookwood Pottery again producing fine pieces
Founded in Cincinnati as a pottery club for women in 1880 by heiress Maria Longworth Nichols, Rookwood Pottery won international acclaim as America’s best art pottery. At its peak, the company employed 400 people. Rookwood designs are evident throughout America, including a fireplace in the White House, the tilework in Grand Central Station and its famous Oyster Bar in Manhattan; and the Seelbach Hotel’s Rathskellar in Louisville, Ky. Chris Rose bought the art pottery in 2005 and relocated it to Over-the-Rhine.Read the full story here.
Founded in Cincinnati as a pottery club for women in 1880 by heiress Maria Longworth Nichols, Rookwood Pottery won international acclaim as America’s best art pottery. At its peak, the company employed 400 people. Rookwood designs are evident throughout America, including a fireplace in the White House, the tilework in Grand Central Station and its famous Oyster Bar in Manhattan; and the Seelbach Hotel’s Rathskellar in Louisville, Ky. Chris Rose bought the art pottery in 2005 and relocated it to Over-the-Rhine.
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