409: A new era for the Moravian Tile Works

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I talk with
director Katia McGuirk and curator Vance Koehler about the
Moravian Tile Works. The institution has gone through many
iterations in its long history, which started in the late 19th
century with Henry Chapman Mercer, and is now home to a living
history museum and working tile studio. In our interview we talk
about Mercer’s aesthetics and legacy as a tile maker, the history
of earthenware production in the region, and the recent revival
of the facility under the not-for-profit Tile Works of Bucks
County. For information visit www.thetileworks.org.


 


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