Pfaltzgraff

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Pfaltzgraff

Industry	Kitchenware
Predecessor	The Pfaltzgraff Co.
Founded	1811 (1811) in York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Founder	Johann George Pfaltzgraff
Parent	Lifetime Brands
Website	www.pfaltzgraff.com

Pfaltzgraff Folk Art stoneware (1977 to 1983) modeled on early American salt glazed pottery; the stenciled pattern "Yorktowne" is Pfalzgraff's most popular.

Pfaltzgraff America chargers designed by David Walsh in collaboration with Museum of American Folk Art, 1983 to 1985

Pfaltzgraff is an American kitchenware brand of dinnerware, serveware, drinkware and flatware.

History

It is commonly reported that the Pfaltzgraff company was founded in 1811 in York County, Pennsylvania. The company states that the Pfaltzgraff family came to the United States in the early 1800s, and set up a potter’s wheel and kiln on their York County homestead. Their original pottery market was "as far as you can get with a horse and wagon and then get back home the same day". In 1889 brothers George and Henry Pfaltzgraff went into partnership, and built their first factory in 1894.

The Pfaltzgraff Co. was sold to Lifetime Brands, Inc. in 2005.

Cultural impact

Several lines of Pfaltzgraff glazed earthenwares have featured among the 100 most popular ceramic designs.

External links

• The York Daily Record: Never to be forgotten: A year-by-year look at York County's past (Internet Archive) — 1800–1815 section, see 1811: Conewago Township – Pfaltzgraff pottery starts small.