How can one learn the art of Shenandoah pottery collecting?
It behoves a collector to visit as many public and private collections as possibly. Talk with as many collectors and dealers as possible. Ask questions, even if you think your questions may be trite. Read books and magazines, there are some very good periodical sources, i.e. Antique Week, Maine Antique Digest, and others. Go to auctions, observe if not buy, ask auctioneers questions they are very good sources for answers. Two of the best publications, both out of print and hard to find, Shenandoah Pottery by A. H. Rice and John Baer Stoudt 1929 and Pottery of the Shenandoah Valley Region H. E. Comstock 1994. Click here to see our recommended books section for additional aid.
