Grey pottery

Grey pottery – the Pearl of the East Region – is the most unique and has the oldest traditions in Poland. It has stood the test of time exclusively in the east of Poland. Pottery workshops cultivate the XVIII th century traditions using the same adornments and pot shapes in accordance with the tradition passed on to the consecutive potters’ generations.

 

Grey pottery – the Pearl of the East Region – is the most unique and has the oldest traditions in Poland. It has stood the test of time exclusively in the east of Poland. Pottery workshops cultivate the XVIII th century traditions using the same adornments and pot shapes in accordance with the tradition passed on to the consecutive potters’ generations.

It is worth emphasizing that every potter has got their own pattern and adornments. Grey ceramics is the most unique pottery and has the oldest traditions in Poland. Grey pots – in other words dishes manufactured with the use of that technique – appeared on the Polish soil already in the ancient times. They can be traced back to Łużyce culture (1300 – 500 B.C.), Celtic (the IIIrd century B.C.) as well as excavation works from the Roman times (0 – 400 A.D.).

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