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Most of the eight to ten workmen who Mercer employed at Fonthill at any one time were, he claimed, "unskilled day laborers" paid at a wage of $1.75 a day. One exception was Mercer's Moravian Pottery and Tile Works employee, Jacob Frank, who was charged with setting all of the tile in Fonthill.
130 E Swamp Rd, Doylestown, PA 18901 215.239.9797. info@thetileworks.org
• On Saturday, May 11, 2024, Fonthill Castle will close early for a private event. The last tour of the day will start at 2:00 p.m. • On Saturday, May 18, 2024, Fonthill Castle will close early for a private event.
May 3, 2021 · Benjamin Davidson and Pippa Biddle May 3, 2021. Merchant tile from the Canterbury Tales series designed by Henry Chapman Mercer (1856–1930), Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Unless otherwise noted, the tiles illustrated date from between 1899, when production started, and Mercer’s death in 1930.
The Tile Works is owned by the Bucks County Department of Parks and Recreation and is open to the public as a museum illustrating Mercer's tile making techniques. The Moravian Pottery and Tile Works building is a short distance away from the Mercer Museum, and is a "U" shaped building constructed around an open courtyard.
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 for the early use of poured concrete: Fonthill, the Mercer Museum ...
