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Edgefield Pottery Compared To Modern Storage Ware
Edgefield stoneware from the 1800s drew high prices with collectors though it started as a utilitarian product. Bettis Rainsford described it as like today’s Tupperware and baggies for storage. The talk opened a lecture series on Edgefield craft sponsored by local and university partners, tied to an archaeological dig by Dr. Chris Fennell and colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgefield
Bettis Rainsford
Joanne T. Rainsford
Rainsford
S.C
Edgefield County Historical Society
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
University of Chicago
Chris Fennell
University of Illinois At Urbana- Champagne
Edgefield District