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A Glance At: The History of Mexican Ceramics - A very brief history of Mexican ceramics from pre-hispanic times to contemporary art. Illustrated.
All About Pottery - Information about three major types of pottery this site calls East Asian Pottery, Pre-Colombian American, and Western Pottery. Includes sample images of each type.
Astbury Pottery - Information relating to Astbury Pottery, providing a large database of pottery related facts and links.
Australian Pottery-Post World War II - Online gallery of ware from the Diana Pottery, Marrickville Australia (1940-75).
Catawba Valley Pottery of North Carolina - Informational and education site about the region's FolkArt Potters and their wares. Includes brief biographies of some of the most outstanding artists such as Burlon Craig, Charles Lisk, and others who work in this area. Includes books and videos available for sale.
Early Islamic Tiles - An exhibition of tiles, with references, from the 14th-17th century collected by Lockwood de Forest in 1880-86 while in partnership with Louis Comfort Tiffany.
Foo (fu) Dogs Found at Delightful Dogs - Foo (fu) dog history. Pictures of collectibles and links to selling sites.
Greek Vase Museum Replicas - Reproductions of five types of Greek vases geometrical, Corinthian, black or red figure vase, and white ground vases. Site provides magnificent color galleries of sample work.
History Of The Goodfellow Potteries Of Burslem & Tunstall,Stoke-On-Trent,England. - The history of the potteries of Thomas Goodfellow I & II. Rhead & Goodfellow, Bathwell & Goodfellow of Burslem, Thomas Goodfellow of Tunstall.
Italian Renaissance Ceramics - Tour of the National Gallery of Art's collection.
Kutani Ceramics - History of kutani kilns from origin up to now. History of most famous kutani painters. Kutani library and virtual museum.
MarshallStudios.net - The Work of Jane and Gordon Martz - Provides resources for collectors of pottery, lamps, tables and housewares designed by Jane and Gordon Martz at Marshall Studios of Veedersburg, Indiana.
Medieval Pottery Construction - A guide to the methods of making English pottery in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Porcelains in Topkapi Museum - Topkapi Palace has the most valuable collection of Chinese and Japanese porcelain in the world. Photographs of a selection.
Pottery Marks and Famous Potters - Provides selection of information of pottery marks and famous potters. Includes guides about how to start and look after a pottery collection.
Pottery Talks - This site illustrates the goal of artist-educator, Russ McKeel, to give students the opportunity to closely examine historic pottery and artifacts, and to learn more about design, form, function, and ceramic techniques. Russ McKeel - Lecturer and Artist
Shearwater Pottery: Dreaming in Clay - The history of Shearwater Pottery, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Archives and documents
The Art of Talavera - History of Talavera, a tin-glazed majolica like pottery made in Mexico since the 16 th Century.
The Medieval Pottery Research Group - Bringing together people with an interest in the pottery vessels that were made, traded, and used in Europe between the end of the Roman period and the 16th century.

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