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Plank Road Pottery in Historic Saint Charles, Missouri
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Plank Road Pottery has been honored to be selected for the 2008 Directory of Traditional American Crafts published by Early American Life, a national magazine focusing on architecture, decorative arts, period style and social history from colonial times through the mid-19th century. Tim and Christy Sawyer are now ranked among the top traditional artisans in America, according to a panel of experts - curators from such prestigious institutions as the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, American Folk Art Museum, Shelburn Museum and others as well as antiques dealers, independent scholars, and professional instructors. Their work was selected for its mastery of form, heritage techniques, and workmanship.
The Directory of Traditional American Crafts is a special listing in the August 2008 issue of Early American Life which has been used for two decades by curators at living history museums, owners of traditional homes, and motion picture producers for finding artisans to make period-appropriate furnishings and accessories for displays, collections, and use. For more information, visit Early American Life magazine.
The Directory of Traditional American Crafts is a special listing in the August 2008 issue of Early American Life which has been used for two decades by curators at living history museums, owners of traditional homes, and motion picture producers for finding artisans to make period-appropriate furnishings and accessories for displays, collections, and use. For more information, visit Early American Life magazine.
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"Bread Baking Season" is here! your specifications. Samples are free and go great with fresh bread.
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Can you almost taste it already? ARCHEAEOLOGY AT PLANK ROAD- Always known as "Blanchette House", this site is most likely the original homestead of the first European settler in the area, Louis Blanchette. Blanchette came to the region in the 1760's and established a hunting and trapping outpost here. He was designated as the "head man" of the village and later became the commandant under the Spanish rule of Missouri.
The house itself has been dated to 1793, having cross-cut and tree ring dated the original floor joists by the Univ. of MO. Our digs have uncovered another building site: maybe one of the three original cabins that were reportedly built here by Louis Blanchette. Last year our dig revealed the NE corner of the foundation of that building.
This year we have found the uncovered a fragment of French faience earthenware pottery, which is the first archaeological evidence of the French colonization of this site. This is a very significant find!
For more informations about future archaeological events:
Contact Plank Road at 636-255-0530 or Steve Dasovich at: sdasovich@sciengineering.com
The house itself has been dated to 1793, having cross-cut and tree ring dated the original floor joists by the Univ. of MO. Our digs have uncovered another building site: maybe one of the three original cabins that were reportedly built here by Louis Blanchette. Last year our dig revealed the NE corner of the foundation of that building.
This year we have found the uncovered a fragment of French faience earthenware pottery, which is the first archaeological evidence of the French colonization of this site. This is a very significant find!
For more informations about future archaeological events:
Contact Plank Road at 636-255-0530 or Steve Dasovich at: sdasovich@sciengineering.com
