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Redware stove tile of the pattern produced by Gottfried Aust. Stove tiles were manufactured in Bethabara as early as November, 1756, when ceramic stoves were installed in the Gemeinhaus and Single Brothers House. Ceramic Stoves were eventually placed…

Redware stove tile of the pattern produced by Gottfried Aust. Stove tiles were manufactured in Bethabara as early as November, 1756, when ceramic stoves were installed in the Gemeinhaus and Single Brothers House. Ceramic Stoves were placed in most of…

Redware oil lamp manufactured by Gottfried Aust in Bethabara. This lamp is coated in a brown glaze. The brown color was obtained by adding manganese oxide to the lead glaze.

The lamp’s design is unique. It has a base similar to candlesticks found…

Unglazed pipe made of white clay,

This is one of Gottfried Aust's smooth, plain style pipes. This style pipe was manufactured in the Bethabara Pottery between 1756-1771. Aust's pipes were made with a pipe press and brass molds. The mold seam is…

Brown ware pipe with a large section of the bowl broken and missing. The pipe body is made of white clay and is covered with a manganese lead glaze, producing a dark brown, slightly speckled, glossy finish.

This is one of Gottfried Aust's smooth,…

Unglazed pipe made of buff and red clay. This pipe was found in four pieces and glued back together by the archaeologists. A small piece on the front edge of the bowl is missing. The upper portion of the bowl’s interior is stained black, which may…

This fluted anthropomorphic pipe fragment appears to have been fired one time. It appears to have had copper oxide glaze applied, and possibly a brown or clear glaze applied. It appears as if the pipe may have broken prior to the second firing since…

This unglazed, fluted anthropomorphic pipe is made of reddish-buff colored clay formed in a pipe press, using a brass pipe mold.

The pipe features a fluted body with a human face on the bottom front of the bowl. Unlike the earlier Aust pipes, this…

This is a round, unglazed, bisque-fired flask or bottle made of reddish-buff, somewhat mottled, clay. This piece was found in fragments and reassembled by the archaeologists. The flask was made in three pieces. First, the two halves of the body were…

This glazed, fluted anthropomorphic pipe is made of reddish-buff colored clay formed in a pipe press, using a brass pipe mold.

The pipe features a fluted body with a human face on the bottom front of the bowl. Unlike the earlier pipes, this…