Bolesławiec pottery
Pottery produced in Bolesławiec, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bolesławiec pottery (English: BOLE-swavietz, Polish: [bɔlɛ'swavjɛt͡s]), also referred to as Polish pottery,[1] is the collective term for fine pottery and stoneware produced in the town of Bolesławiec, in south-western Poland. The ceramics are characterized by an indigo blue polka dot pattern on a white background or vice versa. Bolesławiec pottery is an archaic type of Polish pottery dating back to prehistoric period and early Middle Ages.
The art originated in the late Middle Ages, but it fully developed in the 19th century and has continued ever since.[2] The scope of the stoneware ranges from teapots and jugs to plates, platters and candelabra. The pottery is collectively known as "Polish stoneware", as it became one of Poland's unofficial cultural symbols.[3]