2011 Limited Edition Salt-glazed Stoneware Christmas Plate 10.5"

If in stock, this piece usually ships within 1 week if ordered as shown.  If it is out of stock, we will notify you via e-mail that your order will take 4-6 weeks to produce.  At that time if you wish to cancel your order because you cannot wait, you may call (1-888-811-4313) or e-mail us (orders@eldrethpottery.com).  You may also contact us to see if we have something similar available.  Please call us weekdays 9am-5pm EST. 

Eldreth Pottery Presents Our 2011 Annual Salt-glazed Stoneware Christmas Plate

Limited Edition Stoneware Plate

Since 1993, Eldreth Pottery has produced a limited edition salt-glazed stoneware Christmas plate featuring the painting of the current year’s stoneware Santa.

The limited edition salt-glazed stoneware plate is excellent for baking Christmas pies or serving your favorite cookies.  It is oven, microwave and dishwasher safe and measures approximately 10 ½ inches in diameter.  Production of the 2011 plate design ceases on December 25, 2011.

About the Salt-glazed Stoneware Production Process

Salt-glazing, more than any other process endows the pottery with the mark of the firing and highlights the method by which the pottery is made and decorated.

When the kiln approaches white heat, salt is thrown into the flames.  The salt changes into a vapor and the vapor-laden flames react with the clay’s surface to form a durable and permanent glaze.  This whole firing process, from the beginning to end, takes about one full week.  Brown flashes, iron spots, patches of thicker glaze from a heavy flame and color variations from grays to browns combine to make each piece a unique and treasured collectible family heirloom.