For the eighth consecutive year, Monmouth’s Public Square will host pottery enthusiasts Saturday.
Over the years people have gathered at this event from as far away as Maquoketa, Iowa; Deer Park, Wis.; and Kansas City, Mo. Prior years’ events average 35 swap meet participants in addition to numerous appraisal clinic participants. Anyone with vintage pottery is welcome to participate in the swap meet at no charge.
The 2013 Pottery on the Square is 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Activities will include a pottery and stoneware swap meet, pottery appraisal clinic, pottery demonstration, and displays of rare pottery pieces. The event celebrates Monmouth’s historic tradition of creating quality stoneware and also provides a learning opportunity for the aspiring collector.
The pottery appraisal clinic will begin at 8:30 a.m., where knowledgeable Illinois pottery collectors will be on hand to examine pieces of Illinois pottery brought by the public. Rare items have been seen at the appraiser’s booth.
The pottery appraisal is a form similar to the popular TV show “Antiques Road Show.” For those wishing to sell an item, pottery collectors will be on hand looking for that unique piece. The public is welcome to bring vintage items the day of the event. Swap meet and appraisal clinic participants are not limited to Illinois pottery, but pottery items must be vintage.
In conjunction with the event the Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce is offering to the public an opportunity to buy a handcrafted limited-edition, bristol mini butter churn with handles and a Monmouth Pottery Company TM two men in a crock logo. This piece is a companion to last year’s crock with the two men in a crock logo. The butter churn, made by Maple City Pottery, stands approximately 4.5 inches tall and 2.5 inches in diameter. Orders are being taken for the Monmouth Pottery Company butter churn that will be available the day of the event. They are priced at $30 and shipping charges vary based on quantity ordered.
Monmouth Pottery Company was formed on Feb. 1, 1893. They manufactured all kinds of stoneware and survived a few plant fires. The company used their name on their products in different fonts and different designs along with various logos. On Nov. 29, 1905, Monmouth Pottery Company was sold and by 1906 was merged with six other pottery companies to form Western Stoneware.
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