How Do You Identify Pottery Mark Eagle Made In America?
American art pottery has become an important area of collecting. For collectors, the hardest part can be identifying pieces that contain a maker’s mark, such as an American eagle, but no manufacturer’s name. How can you identify who made it and what it is worth? By following a few steps, you will be able to find out more about your piece of American eagle mark pottery. Look for collectors books. Check bookstores and libraries for volumes on collecting American art pottery. Many of these contain information on maker’s marks. Some examples of useful guides include “Kovels’ American Art Pottery: The Collector’s Guide to Makers, Marks, and Factory Histories” by Ralph Kovel and Terry Kovel; “Kovels’ New Dictionary of Marks: Pottery and Porcelain, 1850 to the Present” by Ralph Kovel and Terry Kovel; and “Art Pottery of the United States: An Encyclopedia of Producers and Their Marks, Together With a Directory of Studio Potters Working in the United States” by Paul Evans. The Smithsonian Insti
