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Our friend Agnus does a very brisk business selling Polish Pottery at the local area antique and collectibles market. We can’t help but marvel at her salesmanship as she explains to the throngs of collectors and potential customers who hang around
her booth, what Polish Pottery is, where it comes from and best of all the different vibrant patterns it comes in.
Polish Pottery is high-fired in over 1250 degrees C, and is extremely durable and lasts for many many years. The first known
pieces of this pottery date back to the 1500’s and were hand made and hand decorated. In the early days, the pottery was decorated
using potatoes to create the designs, today the designs are created with sponges. The main colors used even to this day arecobalt blue, peacock blue as well as earth tones. Each piece was an individual piece of artwork. Most of the pottery comes
from the City of Boleslawiec, called by some the “Home of Polish Pottery.”
While molds are used for some pieces, most of the pieces are still made on a pottery wheel. The decoration is applied after
the pieces are fired in coal and gas ovens, then a glaze is applied to the piece. Today the pottery comes in hundreds of patterns. Because of the high temperatures, the Polish Pottery pieces are extremely resilient and can withstand use of the microwave oven, the
fridge and or regular ovens. Polish Pottery is also very collectible; especially those pieces marked “Unikat” which stands for
unique. These unique pieces are created by accomplished artisans who create their own work from start to finish.
