Keystone Collections: Curating Pennsylvania’s Ceramic Past

With 11.5 million artifacts, the Section of Archaeology at The State Museum of Pennsylvania curates a rich record of ceramics that people produced, imported, and used in the Commonwealth. This presentation delves into these archaeological collections to highlight outstanding examples and the near limitless potential for ceramic research, study, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Paul M. Nasca is a historical archaeologist and curator with a particular interest in early American stoneware production in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.