Pottery Shop
Add to SetSummary
The Pottery Shop was designed in 1939 by Edward L. Cutler, an architect who helped Henry Ford create his historic village. Designed as a reproduction rice mill to house 19th-century threshing machinery from a South Carolina plantation, the building was repurposed as the Pottery Shop in 1984. Today, visitors view demonstrations of hand-made pottery including salt-glaze and slip wares.
The Pottery Shop was designed in 1939 by Edward L. Cutler, an architect who helped Henry Ford create his historic village. Designed as a reproduction rice mill to house 19th-century threshing machinery from a South Carolina plantation, the building was repurposed as the Pottery Shop in 1984. Today, visitors view demonstrations of hand-made pottery including salt-glaze and slip wares.
Artifact
Building (Structure)
Date Made
circa 1935
Creators
Cutler, Edward James, 1882-1961
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
Designed by Edward J. Cutler and built in Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan.
![Greenfield Village](https://www.thehenryford.org/images/default-source/on-exhibit/greenfield-village.jpg?Status=Master&sfvrsn=e0a32201_4)
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Liberty Craftworks District
Object ID
40.583.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brick (Clay material)
Wood (Plant material)
Glass (Material)