Example Sentences

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The jugs are handmade and hand painted by potters at Bairstow Manor in Stoke-on-Trent.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The founder of Cincinnati’s Rookwood Pottery company, Maria Longworth Nichols, hired potters from Japan such as Kitaro Shirayamadani, who came to work at her factory in 1887.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

We inherited many of Beverly’s treasures once the place became ours, including richly hued bowls, mugs and serving pieces made by regional potters as well as signed oils and watercolors, drawings and numbered prints.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2025

Rita was particularly open to working with young potters as well as designers not versed in ceramics.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024

Every once in a while an inexperienced potter would try his hand at painting his pieces, but the more accomplished potters, Min and Kang among them, had long ago given up trying the technique.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park