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pottery

[pot-uh-ree] / ˈpɒt ə ri /
NOUN
containers made from clay; clay art
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Despite these hardships, they formed a community, depicted by a slave-cabin diorama and a display of everyday artifacts found on the property, such as tobacco pipes, a jaw harp, pottery and other items.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

AFP found some of the pottery products first appeared in content from real creators, before being appropriated.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

The company said it was the last heritage pottery in the world still using this traditional method by hand.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

As you stroll through the area and take pictures, check out the Mexican marketplace, capturing the pottery, clothing and art along the way, and grab some authentic cuisine.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

When she emerged a few seconds later with a piece of pottery in each hand, he knew better than to offer to help her out of the water.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Stoneware potteries, coal mines, and steel mills mostly died off to be replaced by refineries, hazardous waste incinerators, unconventional gas wells, and petrochemical facilities.

From Salon Mar. 3, 2023

A range of jubilee teacups, mugs, plates and pillboxes is being produced in Stoke-on-Trent, England, where potteries have been making royal commemorative ware for generations.

From Washington Post May 31, 2022

The area that is now Aiken County had some valuable assets such as textile mills, a railroad, the Savannah River port town of Hamburg and potteries.

From Washington Times Mar. 13, 2021

He detailed his nightmares about misfortunes befalling his wife and three sons during his long absences, and his frustrating efforts to set up self-sufficient potteries in Ghana and Nigeria.

From New York Times Dec. 21, 2012

It will be noted that there was a close relationship between vessel, shipmaster, and factor, suggesting that there may have been an equally close connection between all of them and the owners of the potteries.

From North Devon Pottery and Its Export to America in the 17th Century by Watkins, C. Malcolm




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