Potters of Chester County
Because of the rich variety of clay soils found in Chester County, the area became well-known for the variety of its pottery, much of which is highly collectible today.
| Name | Location | Time Frame |
| Adams, John H. | Brandywine twp. | 1796-1802 |
| Ash, Louis I | Phoenixville | 1901-1903 |
| Ashbaugh, John H. | Phoenixville | 1902-1903 |
| Austin, Bertha E. | Phoenixville | 1902-1903 |
| Austin, John | Phoenixville | 1886-1887 |
| Austin, Robert | Phoenixville | 1896-1897 |
| Austin, William | Phoenixville | 1898-1899 |
| Bahling, Peter | Phoenixville | 1890-1891 |
| Banks, William | Phoenixville | 1850 |
| Barton, Thomas | Phoenixville | 1882-1883 |
| Bartzer, Frederick | Phoenixville | 1902-1903 |
| Bartzer, Martin | Phoenixville | 1896-1897 |
| Bayne, Taylor | West Chester | 1842 |
| Beech, John | Phoenixville | 1890-1891 |
| Beerbower, R. W. | Phoenixville | c.1870 |
| Bennett, Joshua | East Caln twp. | 1827-1828 |
| Binder, Henry | Brandywine twp. | 1801 |
| Binnix, John | East Nottingham twp. | 1860 |
| Binnix, John | Kennett Square | 1870-1875 |
| Boyer, Nathaniel | Phoenixville | 1896-1897 |
| Bradford, Samuel | Eat Nottingham twp. | 1850-1852 |
| Brosius, Daniel K. | Kennett Square | 1847 |
| Brosius, Edwin | Kennett Square | 1847-1885 |
| Brosius, Mahlon | Londonderry twp. | 1820-1828 |
| Brosius, Mahlon | Upper Oxford twp. | 1828-1863 |
| Brown, Harvey | Phoenixville | 1896-1897 |
| Brown, Herbert | Phoenixville | 1902-1903 |
| Brown, Samuel | West Nottingham twp. | 1850 |
| Brownback, Charles R. | Phoenixville | 1898-1899 |
| Burns, John, Jr. | West Chester | 1856-1860 |
| Burns, John, Jr. | Lionville | 1865 |
| Burns, Joseph P. | West Chester | 1860 |
| Butz, Milton | Kennett Square | 1896-1903 |
| Calhoun, Thomas | East Nottingham twp. | c. 1890 |
| Carter, William | Londonderry twp. | 1808-1812 |
| Cavanaugh, William A. | Kennett Square | 1896-1903 |
| Chalfant, Sherman | Phoenixville | 1886-1887 |
| Chamberlain, John | Kennett Square | 1860 |
| Chamberlain, Thomas | East Nottingham twp. | c. 1860-1890 |
| Chantry, William | Phoenixville | 1886-1897 |
| Chantry, William, Jr | Phoenixville | 1901-1903 |
| Coates, Levi | Londonderry twp. | 1806-60 |
| Colgan, Rose | Phoenixville | 1890-1891 |
| Cope, Caleb | Lincoln University | 1893-1917 |
| Cope, Darlington | West Chester | c. 1831-1840 |
| Cope, Philip D. | Lincoln University | 1920-1958 |
| Cope, Wilmer | Franklin twp. | 1880-1890 |
| Cope, Wilmer | Lincoln University | 1890-1943 |
| Cowsson, Bowen | Westtown twp. | 1833 |
| Cox, Bennett | Lionville | c. 1845 |
| Davis, Joel | Brandywine twp. | 1808-1820 |
| Dawson, Howard | East Nottingham twp. | 1865-1880 |
| Dean, Charles A. | Kennett Square | 1902-1905 |
| Deilbert, Abbott L. | Phoenixville | 1890-1891 |
| Devlin, William | Phoenixville | 1882-1891 |
| Dietrich, David H. | Phoenixville | 1898-1899 |
| Divinney, William | West Chester | 1850 |
| Donley, George P. | West Chester | 1857-1858 |
| Donley, James P. | West Chester | 1850-1863 |
| Donley, John | Lionville | 1849-1858 |
| Dougherty, James | Phoenixville | 1886 |
| Edwards | Westtown | 1842 |
| Emery, L. Walter | Phoenixville | 1896-1897 |
| Esbin, Isaac | London Grove twp. | 1847-1849 |
| Esbin, Isaac | Westtown twp. | 1850-1855 |
| Farrell, Joseph | Phoenixville | 1896-1897 |
| Ferguson, William | Phoenixville | 1902-1903 |
| Finland, Welford | Kennett Square | 1896-1897 |
| Fisher, Thomas, Jr. | East Caln twp. | 1789-1802 |
| Folk, Samuel | East Caln twp. | 1822 |
| Foster, Philip | Phoenixville | 1902-1903 |
| Ford, Jesse | Warwick twp. | 1749 |
| Fraisure, Aaron | East Caln twp. | 1749-1802 |
| Francis, Frederick | Warwick twp. | 1847-1850 |
| Fredericks, John | Lower Uwchlan twp. | 1858-60 |
| Gamble, Benjamin | kennett Square | 1896-1905 |
| Garrison, James | Westtown twp. | 1860 |
| Gilbert, Addison V. | Phoenixville | 1882-1883 |
| Gilbert, Samuel | Phoenixville | 1882-1883 |
| Gilbert, William | Phoenixville | 1882-1883 |
| Grier, E. Stanley | East Nottingham twp. | c. 1885-1915 |
| Grier, James | East Nottingham twp. | 1828-1856 |
| Grier, James A. | East Nottingham twp. | 1870-1871 |
| Grier, James P. M. | East Nottingham twp. | 1835-1866 |
| Grier, Ralph J. | East Nottingham twp. | 1862-1902 |
| Grier, Samuel H. | East Nottingham twp. | c. 1860 |
| Grier, Thomas F. | East Nottingham twp. | 1884-1889 |
| Grier, Thomas L. | East Nottngham | 1850 |
| Hack, Alexander | Phoenixville | 1882-1883 |
| Hack, Nicholas | Phoenixville | 1867 |
| Hall, John | West Whiteland twp. | c. 1816 |
| Hamlin, George F. | East Nottingham twp. | 1871 |
| Hartman, William, Jr. | Phoenixville | 1896-1897 |
| Hendricks, John | Phoenixville | 1858-1860 |
| Hickman, Emmor | Westtown twp. | 1801-1807 |
| High, Daniel | Charlestown twp. | 1808-1825 |
| Hoopes, Milton | Westtown twp. | 1833 |
| Hoopes, Milton | Downingtown | 1842-1864 |
| Hoopes, Nilton | Lionville | 1865-1875 |
| Hooker, Eri (Eli?) | East Nottingham twp. | 1880-1890 |
| Hooker, John | East Nottingham twp. | 1840 |
| Howell, Nelson W. | Phoenixville | 1886-1903 |
| Howeraft, Thomas | Brandywine twp. | 1820 |
| Huebner, George | Vincent twp. | 1796-1814 |
| James, Aaron | Westtown twp. | 1728-1853 |
| James, Aaron | Westtown twp. | c. 1790-1823 |
| James, Aaron, Jr. | Westtown twp. | 1820-1821 |
| James, Abraham | Westtown twp. | 1820-1863 |
| James, Eber | Westtown twp. | 1820-1825 |
| James, Eber | Downingtown | 1825-1828 |
| Kennedy, John | Phoenixville | 1896-1897 |
| Kent, Daniel | Oxford | 1870 |
| Kersey, Jesse | East Caln twp. | 1794-1824 |
| Kinsey, James | East Caln twp. | 1804 |
| Klenk, Charles | Phoenixville | 1902-1903 |
| Klenk, George | Phoenixville | 1901 |
| Klenk, William F. | Phoenixville | 1898-1899 |
| Kurtz, Frank | Phoenixville | 1896-1897 |
| Kustis,Paul P. | Phoenixville | 1901 |
| Ladd, Samuel | West Chester | 1842 |
| Latouch, William A. | Phoenixville | 1886-1887 |
| Lawler, Patrick | East Nottngham twp. | 1865-1869 |
| Lawrence, Charles | East Caln twp. | 1822 |
| Lewis, Jonathan | Westtown twp. | 1822, 1898-1899 |
| Linker, John | Lionville | 1850 |
| Malone, Michael | Phoenixville | 1898-1899 |
| Manion, John E. | Phoenixville | 1902-1903 |
| Manion, Thomas | Phoenixville | 1902-1903 |
| Manning, John | Phoenixville | 1896-1901 |
| Manning, Thomas | Phoenixville | 1896-1897 |
| March, Edward | Phoenixville | 1896-1897 |
| McCarraher | Phoenixville | 1896-1897 |
| McMememin, Willaim J. | Phoenixville | 1890-1891 |
| Mendenhall, Jonathan | East Caln twp. | 1894-1896 |
| Michener, George C. | Phoenixville | 1896-1897 |
| Miller, David | Phoenixville | 1886-1887 |
| Minster, Evan | Westtown twp. | 1850-1860 |
| Mitchell, Joseph | Phoenixville | 1886-1887 |
| Moore, Allen | Kennett Square | 1850 |
| Moore, Henry | Lionville | 1842 |
| Moore, Richard | Lionville | 1857 |
| Morrowson, John | New London twp. | 1850 |
| Moyer, Charles E. | Phoenixville | 1901-1903 |
| Mundall, James | East Nottingham twp. | 1860-1871 |
| Myers, Jacob | Phoenixville | 1886-1891 |
| Notehelfer, John | Kennett Square | 1860 |
| Notehelfer, Michael | Kennett Square | 1850-1857 |
| Pearson, John D. | Phoenixville | 1882-1883 |
| Pearson, William | Phoenixville | 1886-1887 |
| Phillips, Lewis | Phoenixville | 1882-1883 |
| Pickel, Lewis | Kennett Square | 1857 |
| Pickel, Peter | Kennett Square | 1857 |
| Pusey, Nathan | East Caln twp | 1796-1800 |
| Pusey, Nathan | London Grove twp. | 1801-1812 |
| Reed, Isaac | Phoenixville | 1898-1899 |
| Rees, Lemual | Brandywine twp. | 1822-1842 |
| Reichling, John | Kennett Square | c. 1918 |
| Remmy, George | Eat Nottingham twp. | c. 1860 |
| Remmy, Joseph B. | East Nottingham twp. | 1850 |
| Rhodes, William W. | Phoenixville | 1886-1891 |
| Ross, William E. | East Nottingham twp. | 1839-1842 |
| Royer, Albert | Phoenixville | 1898-1899 |
| Ruoss, George D. | Kennett Square | 1901-1902 |
| Scheetz, Elmer E. | Phoenixville | 1886-1887 |
| Schofield, Haines | Honey Brook | c. 1888-1895 |
| Schofield, Henry, Sr. | East Nottingham twp. | 1854-69, 1873-1885 |
| Schofield, Henry, Sr. | Oxford | 1869-1872 |
| Schofield, Henry, Jr. | Oxford | 1869-1872 |
| Schofield, Henry, Jr. | Eat Nottingham twp. | 1872-1880 |
| Schofield, Henry, Jr. | Rock Springs, MD | c. 1900-1944 |
| Schofield, James W. | East Nottingham twp. | 1865-1869 |
| Schofield, James W. | Oxford | 1869-72, 1890-91 |
| Schofield, James W. | Reading, PA | many years with Shenfelder’s |
| Schofield, John | East Nottingham | 1873-1878 |
| Schofield, John | Lionville | 1879-1884 |
| Schofield, John | Oxford | 1870-73, 1889-1905 |
| Schofield, Stephen | Oxford | 1869-1873 |
| Schofield, William | East Nottingham twp. | 1862-69, 1875 |
| Schofield, William | Oxford | 1869-1872 |
| Schofield, William | Lionville | 1879-1884 |
| Schofield, William | Honey Brook | 1888-1927 |
| Schofield, William, Jr. | Honey Brook | c. 1888-1895 |
| Seesholtz, George | Vincent twp. | 1796 |
| Sharp, Frederick | Phoenixville | 1886-1887 |
| Sherman, Samuel | Phoenixville | 1902-1903 |
| Smedley, Enos | Westtown twp. | 1820-1823 |
| Smedley, Enos | Downingtown | 1829-1830 |
| Smedley, Enos | West Chester | 1831-1854 |
| Smith, George | Phoenixville | 1896-1897 |
| Smith, Henry | West Nottingham twp. | 1836-1857 |
| Spangel, Ludwig | East Whiteland twp. | 1768 |
| Stretch, Samuel C. | Eat Nottingham twp. | 1871-1873 |
| Stretch, Samuel or Bill | Kennett Square | c. 1880 |
| Strong, Constantine | Kennett Square | 1870-1885 |
| Taylor, George | Westtown twp. | 1850 |
| Taylor, Washington | East Nottingham twp. | 1850 |
| Terry, David | Phoenixville | 1896-1897 |
| Trunk, Frederick | Phoenixville | 1890-1903 |
| Trunk, Herman | Phoenixville | 1898-1899 |
| Trunk, Jacob | Phoenixville | 1886-1901 |
| Trunk, William | Phoenixville | 1886-1887 |
| Valentine, Benjamin | Westtown twp. | 1807-1815 |
| Valentine, Benjamin | East Caln twp. | 1819-1838 |
| Vickers, John | East Caln twp. | 1796-1814 |
| Vickers, John | West Whiteland twp. | 1814-1822 |
| Vickers, John | Lionville | 1823-1860 |
| Vickers, John Lewis | Lionville | 1868-1873 |
| Vickers, Joseph | West Chester | 1860-1863 |
| Vickers, Isaac | East Caln twp. | 1822 |
| Vickers, Paxson | Lionville | 1835-1866 |
| Vickers, Thomas | East Caln twp. | c. 1796-1822 |
| Vickers, Thomas | Lionville | 1823-1828 |
| Vickers, Ziba | East Caln | 1808-1812 |
| Vickers, Ziba | Londonderry twp. | 1812-1814 |
| Vickers, Ziba | Lionville | 1842-1848 |
| Wagg, Thomas | Phoenixville | 1890-1891 |
| Webb, Jacob | Westtown twp. | 1796 |
| Webber, Francis | West Chester | 1842 |
| Weir, Augustus | West Chester | 1850 |
| Wiseburg, Jacob | East Nantmeal twp. | 1782 |
| Wood, Mahlon | Kennett Square | 1857-1970 |
| Worrell, J. Percy | Kennett Square | 1902-1920 |
| Yarnall, Charles J. | Phoenixville | 1896-1897 |
| Yearsley, John | Westtown twp. | 1802-1809 |
| Yother, Jacob | Eastr Caln twp. | 1796 |
| Young, Elmer E. | Phoneixville | 1896-1897 |