Use of the slip cup and other tools of the art, as deomstrated at the Pennsylvania Farm Museum of Landis Valley, enable today's potters to create redware pottery in the traditional manner of early Pennsylvania Dutch settlers in lancasr County, Pennsylvania.
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
Rural life crafts including use of the schnitzelbank (Pennsylvania Dutch for "cutting bench") are demonstrated at the Pennsylvania Farm Museum of Landis Valley during Harvest Days. Over 60 Lancaster County craftsmen share their skills annually during the celebration, always held the first weekend of October. Craft Days are also held annual during the first weekend of June.
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.