Potter

Mercer Pottery Co.

Location

Trenton, New Jersey

Origins

American

Manufacturing Era

1860s
1870s
1880s
1890s
20th Century

Treatment(s)

Gold Lustre

Type(s) of Ware

Dinnerware

Body Style(s)

Motif

Moss Rose

Description

Mercer Pottery Co. was founded in 1868 and in operation until the 1930's.  The head of the company was John Moses who claimed to have made the first semi-porcelain ware in the United States.