Pottery Identification Wiki

The more collectible predecessor, at the same location, to Pigeon River Pottery. Founded by Douglas Ferguson and his wife in 1946. Pigeon Forge Pottery closed in 2000.

See also:

Ferguson

Known potters / signatures (incomplete, alphabetical by first initial for easy reference when trying to decipher):[]

Allean Huskey / A. Huskey - Example at https://www.thepigeonforgepottery.com/files/aHuskey.jpg

Betty Smelcer / B. Smelcer - Examples at https://www.themarksproject.org/marks/smelcer

B??? Summers / B. Summers

Dorris Boling / D. Boling

Douglas Ferguson / D. Ferguson / D.F. (obviously active the whole time until the last little bit) - Examples at https://www.themarksproject.org/marks/ferguson-0

Ellis Ownby / E. Ownby - Examples at https://www.themarksproject.org/marks/ownby

Ernest Wilson / E. Wilson (definitely active in 1970s) (father of D. Ferguson's wife Ruth Ferguson nee Wilson)

G. Griffin / G.G. - Examples at https://www.themarksproject.org/marks/griffin-0

Harold Shults / H. Shults - Examples at https://www.themarksproject.org/marks/shults

Mary Compton / M. Compton - Examples at https://www.themarksproject.org/marks/compton

P??? Bennett / P. Bennett (possibly active in 1950s)

Ruth Ballard / R. Ballard - Examples at https://www.themarksproject.org/marks/ballard

Winifred J. Utterback / W. Utterback - Examples at https://www.themarksproject.org/marks/utterback-0 https://web.archive.org/web/20220101232124/https://www.cliffdwellersgallery.com/

External Resources:

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References:

https://www.thepigeonforgepottery.com/Craftsmen_of_The_Pigeon_Forge_Pottery.html