Wednesday, February 17, 2010

JUST AS I PROMISED

I said I would post my Salt Glaze today didn’t I??? Well here it is.
I have so much of it and most of it got packed away last Easter when we redid our dining room. It was lining the shelves above the windows and started to get very busy looking for my taste so I kept out my favorite pieces and packed the rest away.

The pictures probably don’t do it all justice because these are large pieces…most are at least 12 – 16 inches tall and about 6 - 9 inches around.

We started collecting Salt Glaze 31 years ago when we finally started traveling east on vacations. Our first encounter was with BEAUMONT POTTERY in York, Maine, and what a deal….we were just driving along and here was this huge red barn with the double doors flung open and what did we see but shelves of this beautiful pottery….WE WERE HOOKED.

I had never really seen or gotten into Salt Glaze Potter till this moment….and the hunt began!  Fortunately for us we purchased some of the ORIGINAL BEAUMONT POTTERY when the couple was still married and making it on their farm. Today I feel so lucky to have several of their original pieces…since the couple split up, the styles have changed so much. Oh I’m so happy with my pieces from them.

I will do this in two posts because I have 40 pictures and I don’t think will really stay with me that long! lol
So today it will be just the Salt Glaze. Sometime – my next post will be misc. crocks and jugs.

Crock1 Crock2 

Crock3 Crock4

Crock5  Crock6

Crock7  Crock8

Crock9  Crock10

Crock11  Crock12

Crock13  Crock14

BunnyCrock  HeartBowl

HeartBowl1  SnowmanCrock

SpoonCrock  SpoonCrock1

TripleCrocks

Eldreth Plates 


Most of my pieces are from Eldreth Pottery, Lancaster, PA…they are my favorite of all pieces although Beaumont being my first favorite only because I can’t get them anymore. Does that make sense? (the plates above are all from Eldreth….there are 9 plates that are just Christmas themed.

Years ago I joined a club from Wisconsin Pottery – it was a piece a month and I got about 7 pieces before I decided this was really costing me because normally I would buy a piece a year, not a month so I cancelled the subscription but I love the pieces I got in that time.

Well, enough rambling….please check out Beaumont’s links below…I even learned some new things.

You can find the Beaumont History here…VERY INTERESTING. http://beaumontpottery.com/salt_glaze.php
And…please, read Jerry’s little bio…very heartwarming….  http://beaumontpottery.com/history.php

Hugs, Karen

44 comments:

  1. Absolutely gorgeous! Pottery is one of my all time favorite things. Great collection.

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  2. WOW! That's a huge collection! They are beautiful!

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  3. VERY pretty Karen, I love the bunny and snowmen ones:)

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  4. I absolutely love each and every piece Karen. You have a fabulous collection. Can't wait to see the rest.
    Hugs,
    AMY

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  5. Love salt glaze pottery. I have several pieces from Rowe Pottery works. I'm really interested in how you display them. I want to do something different with mine-open to suggestions!

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  6. Hi Karen,
    What an amazing collection you have. Each piece is more beautiful than the last. Now I can't wait to see the rest! Hugs, Loretta

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  7. Karen~ You have some great pieces! Thank you for shring them with us. I am looking forward to more pictures soon! ~Dan~

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  8. Oh, Karen.........what a great collection you have there. How interesting how you started to collect.
    LOL...you wouldn't lose me, I could have looked at all of your pictures! Can't wait to see the rest.
    Linda/simplycountryseasons

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  9. Oh Karen your pottery is divine. My absolute favorite though is the rabbit that one is so darn cute.Can't wait for the next set of pics.Thirty five years is along time to collect so I can only imagine how many pieces you have.

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  10. Karen, WOW!!!......You sure have some gorgeous pieces in your collection! I am so depressed now....I only have a couple. Looking forward to the rest of the pictures.

    hugs, Judy

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  12. OMG! Karen you are so lucky for having an amazing collection like that. Beautiful pieces, your pottery is wonderful.

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  13. Beautiful pottery, Karen!! I love your pieces!!! You have a wonderful collection!!! I have been collecting German and French salt glaze pottery since I have been here...it is going to make our weight allowance go up, but I don't care! :-) I don't have many pieces in American pottery, but I do have a few that are back in storage. I can't wait to get them all together!

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  14. Gorgeous, gorgeous pottery. I really enjoyed seeing it all. Just beautiful!

    Susannah

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  15. Love all your pieces Linda. We have chatted before about that subsription we both joined through EAH magazine. I can see some of the pieces you did get. I used to get Beaumont pieces all the time at the juried craft shows in the area and when I went to Maine as well. Looking forward to seeing more pics!!

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  16. What a beautiful collection you have Karen!

    Janet

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  17. Beautiful Karen, cant wait to see more!! Looking forward to the crocks and jugs too!!
    Anne :)

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  18. What a wonderful collection- I am drooling!!

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  19. Karen, you have many nice pieces! Myself, being the blue and pottery/crock lover I am, love this stuff too! I see a few that are similar to a couple of mine. I like the bunny bucket. Have not seen it before, but the very first pic of the pitcher is beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing these. I love it when I get to see other peoples collections that are the things that I love and like to collect too!
    Jayne

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  20. Karen, what a lovely collection! Thank you so much for sharing with us all. Can't wait to see more.

    Hugs,
    Shari

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  21. Karen,

    Your collection is stunning! I wonder how some of the others here can select a favorite. I think everything is gorgeous. I also think that if you don't plan to display everything, it might be a good idea to sell a couple of pieces to me. I would be glad to have any of it. Looking forward to part 2.

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  22. OMG, Karen, your pottery collection is fantastic.

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  23. Karen,

    Wow....what a beautiful collection!!!
    Looking forward to the next post. Thanks for sharing.

    Winona

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  24. Beautiful collection, Karen! A girl can never have too many pieces of pottery! Looking forward to the next post.

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  25. I popped over from that old house.

    I only one piece of the pottery.

    You have a wonderful collection.

    Take care

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  26. What a wonderful collection, Karen! I can't wait to see your other pics. I love crocks...you can do so many things with them! Lovely!
    ~Stacy

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  27. Karen, thanks for sharing your collection. The pieces are beautiful.

    Pat in Texas

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  28. Very nice collection! Those are beautiful!
    Hugs,
    Pam

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  29. Karen..what a lovely collection. Just beautiful
    Marsha

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  30. Beautiful Karen.... thanks for sharing with us!!

    Hugs,
    Lisa

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  31. Wow. That is a lot of pottery! I don't know much about it but I sure loved looking at it! Beautiful.

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  32. I love it too and have a piece or two. I sold some that I owned when we moved. It didn't go with the new place.

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  33. Beautiful pottery! I can see why you love it!!
    Kim

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  34. I'm having trouble commenting so here goes again. Love the bunny one and the snowman...so adorable no wonder you cherish your collection so much!

    Rondell

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  35. Oh, Karen!!...You know I'm loving this post!!...I don't have a collection anywhere near the size you have, but maybe someday!!!LOL~~hugs,Jen

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  36. Karen,
    What an awesome collection. Thanks for sharing.
    hugs,
    Pam

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  37. Beautiful!!! I tried to email you my selling blog information, but the email link would not work for me, I kept getting an error message..Could You email me so I can email you my information? I really want to join the seller blog, and am off right now to add the logo to my main blog: dshrome@yahoo.com Thanks so much!

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  38. These are beautiful.... Didnt know York had such a treasure. That is where I got married.... Right up by the Lighthouse. And Im only 45 minutes from Lancaster... hmmm. I see a field trip in my future.

    Karen

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  39. You have a wonderful collection here! Just beautiful!

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  40. WOW Karen, just beautiful! I love the see other collections in "blogland" and your's is always great. Did you ever decide if you're going to Ohio next month? Let me know. Have a great day, Dawn

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  41. Thank you for sharing pictures of your wonderful treasures over the past couple of days. I'm with you, my favorite pieces would be the ones from the beginning before they split up. I love to hear the stories behind the goodies, it's just as delightful as seeing them in pictures!

    Thanks for sharing Karen, have a most wonderful weekend~

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  42. You have some seriously wonderful pieces there!
    I had a huge collection of Salmon Falls Pottery and I gave them all away when I was struck crazy with the shabby chic trend. =(
    I have seriously considered asking my daughter-in-laws to gift me them back...okay not even I am that brazen!
    Thanks for sharing these with us all.
    Thanks too for the comment left at my blog, you are so kind to share your insight and wisdom with me. I really appreciate your input.

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  43. Karen!
    I'm alive and well doing salt glaze again. Do visit our store sometime.
    Jerry Beaumont / Beaumont Pottery.com

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So glad you came to visit - feel free to leave a comment.
I will try and answer as many as I can - maybe not immediately but I will get to you!

Karen