James Towne Collony Pottery was operated by Paul Griesenauer in the Piney Grove area near Jamestown, Virginia. James E. Maloney, who began the Williamsburg Pottery in Williamsburg, Virginia, began his training with Griesenauer. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:
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James Towne Collony Pottery Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
James towne collony Pottery ledger book of Paul Griesenauer recording sales which includes autographs of customers; printed book, The Shenandoah Pottery, 1929; and decals in an envelope addressed to Palin Thorley.