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.