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Visit the Tileworks of Bucks County, where Henry Chapman Mercer created decorative tiles and pottery. Learn about the history, tour the factory, make your own tile, or shop online.
Learn about the legacy of Henry Chapman Mercer, an archaeologist and artifact collector, at The Tileworks, a National Historic Landmark. Watch how handmade tiles and mosaics are produced in the same style of Mercer's original designs and shop for hundreds of patterns and glazes.
Moravian Pottery & Tile Works. 130 Swamp Rd. Doylestown, PA 18901. (215) 239-9797. Visit Website. Send Email. TileWorks is a working History Museum and Contemporary Pottery. Originally built by Henry Mercer, the leading artistic tile maker in the American Arts and Crafts Movement.
- 130 Swamp Rd, Doylestown, 18901, PA
- (215) 239-9797
Class instructor Julianna Lange is the education director at TileWorks. For the last 8 years she has been a practitioner of Henry Mercer's traditional tile making techniques. You will need to attend all four classes to complete your project. $295.00 per person with a $60.00 materials fee.
Mar 20, 2015 · The exterior of the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works was designed to look like a Spanish monastery. Mercer started producing tiles at a small workshop on the outskirts of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, in 1898. As a big proponent of the Arts and Craft Movement that was sweeping America, Mercer preferred handmade items to machinery made pieces.
The Moravian Pottery & Tile Works (MPTW) is a history museum which is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It is owned by the County of Bucks, and operated by TileWorks of Bucks County, a 501c3 non-profit organization. The museum was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, [1] and was later included in a ...
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February 4, 1985. Fonthill, Mercer Museum and Moravian Pottery and Tile Works is a National Historic Landmark District located at Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It consists of three properties built by Henry Chapman Mercer (1856-1930) in a distinctive application of the principles of the Arts and Crafts movement, which are also notable ...
