Alasdair,
 
You might check the on-line Finding Aid for Archaeological Collections in Maryland; one of the sites, Pawley Kiln, a stoneware pottery kiln, was excavated by R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates in the late 80s.  It was located in Baltimore City and operated between 1838 and 1845.  
 
This Finding Aid, which includes dozens of other important collections in Maryland, was created as part of a project to make collections at the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory more accessible.  There are some images in the Finding Aid, or you might contact Rebecca Morehouse, collections manager, [log in to unmask], or Patricia Samford, MAC Lab director, [log in to unmask], for more information about other images or about access to the collection.
 
As part of the larger collections accessibility project, the MAC Lab, with NEH funding, is just completing digitizing field and laboratory records associated with its most important collections, including Pawley Kiln.  The goal is to make this material accessible on-line for archaeologists and other researchers.
 
See:
http://www.jefpat.org/NEHWeb/Assets/Documents/FindingAids/18BC88-%20Pawley%20Kiln%20Finding%20Aid.htm <http://www.jefpat.org/NEHWeb/Assets/Documents/FindingAids/18BC88-%20Pawley%20Kiln%20Finding%20Aid.htm> 
 
Julie King

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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY on behalf of Alasdair Brooks
Sent: Tue 11/27/2007 6:13 AM
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Subject: Stoneware kiln furniture



Would anyone out there have any images of late 18th- to 19th-century stoneware kiln furniture they might be willing to share?   Or if not, perhaps a suggestion on a handy reference to consult?

All of my reference books are still on a boat halfway between Melbourne, Australia and Cambridge, UK (always assuming they weren't hijacked by pirates with an unusual interest in mass-produced ceramics somewhere off the Horn of Africa).

You can also contact me off-list at:  [log in to unmask]

Ta,

Alasdair Brooks