Interestingly, Winesburg was founded in 1827, and the following year is when Stahl began making pottery; although, I do not believe he has any direct relationship to the nineteenth and twentieth century Stahl family pottery in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
According to the Winesburg Historical Society, "Archaeologist Stanley Kaufman began a search for evidence of pottery production on the old Stahl farm in Winesburg. In all, he found 1,653 red earthenware artifacts, including plates and jars. All of these objects have since been donated to the Winesburg Historical Society, and were also published in a feature story written by Kaufman and Stanley Baker for The Ohio Archaeologist Journal."
Of all the objects I have posted below from the historical society, the slip-decorated plate with tulips really stands out to me, seeing that its composition and style of production reminds me of some of the wares made in Salem, North Carolina in the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century. According to the historical society, "The plate with a complex slip-trail decoration was found near Sugar Creek, Ohio and (appears to be) related to some of the archaeology recovered from the Stahl farm in Winesburg."
John Stahl's Pottery in Winesburg, OH
19th Century Red Earthewnare Related to John Stahl's Pottery in Winesburg, OH
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Photo Courtesy: Winesburg, OH Historical Society
19th Century Red Earthewnare Related to John Stahl's Pottery in Winesburg, OH
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Photo Courtesy: Winesburg, OH Historical Society
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