Edgefield Pottery

Edgefield Pottery and Dave The Potter

Attributed to Dave Drake, Lewis Miles’ Stoney Bluff Pottery, Edgefield, South Carolina, circa 1850. Alkaline glaze. Inscribed “LM” for Lewis Miles and marked for capacity with six dots and two slashes.

by Jessica Kosinski For over 200 years, the area near Edgefield, South Carolina has been known for a unique style of pottery, appropriately named Edgefield pottery. Edgefield pottery has a deep and rich history, which is strongly tied to the…