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  2. The reproduction tiles made today are made using Mercer's original molds, clay that is obtained locally and has properties similar to those of Mercer's original source, slips and glazes that follow Mercer's final formulations, although some have been modified to reduce the lead and heavy metal content to less toxic levels.

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  3. Moravian Pottery produced four different types of tiles: quarry, mosaic, brocade, and decorative. The decorative tiles (examples of which are illustrated here) were created by pressing wet clay into one of two types of plaster molds, a press mold or a stamp mold.

  4. Aerial footage of Moravian Pottery & Tile Works in Bucks County. Watch on. A National Historic Landmark, The Tileworks was built between 1911 and 1912 and is the only county-owned Tile Works in the country. Mercer was a major proponent of the American Arts and Crafts movement and directed work at the pottery until his death in 1930.

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    • What kind of clay was used to make Moravian tile?2
    • What kind of clay was used to make Moravian tile?3
    • What kind of clay was used to make Moravian tile?4
  5. Henry Chapman Mercer (1856–1930) founded the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works in 1898 after realizing that the skilled pottery craft of the Pennsylvania-German Moravian community was headed towards extinction due to increased industrialization. A key figure in America’s Arts and Craft movement which elevated craftsmanship and decorative arts ...

  6. Tour our historic tile factory. Led by our experienced artisans, you will make your own 3"x3" Moravian Tile using traditional methods and authentic glazes! Your original creation will be ready for pick up in about four weeks. Shipping is available for an additional fee. No experience necessary.

  7. May 3, 2021 · Using the skills he learned from a Pennsylvania-German master potter, he experimented with re-creating the scenes from the iron stoves as decorative clay tiles. These designs became the first of the five thousand molds produced by the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works over the course of Henry Mercer’s life, starting in 1899.

  8. Nov 28, 2017 · His factory crafted each tile and mosaic from local red clay. Many of the works featured Pennsylvania’s flora and fauna.

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