Inspired by the Past

Westmoore Pottery is a small company that has been in business since 1977, owned by potters David and Mary Farrell. We at Westmoore Pottery have an interest in preserving a piece of our past, and this is reflected in the wares we sell -- our own historical pottery, plus historical hand-blown glassware and historical pewter. Our small book section includes texts on historical pottery and on historical cookery.

All our pottery is made on the premises here in the Westmoore Community, halfway between the small towns of Seagrove and Robbins, in North Carolina. Our ware is made in the old traditions, with the look and feel of pottery of the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries, up to around 1850. A special interest of ours is pottery which was used in the early days of North Carolina; this includes pottery made in England, Germany, New England, Pennsylvania, and of course pottery made in the central area of North Carolina.

We produce several types of pottery:
REDWARE, both plain and decorated
SALT-GLAZED STONEWARE, and
GREEN GLAZED WARES.
All of our pottery is made to be used, and we use absolutely no lead in our glazes.

Our work has been used by close to 100 museums as furnishings for historic buildings and in programs. We have also supplied pottery and glass for a number of historically based films. Westmoore's pottery can be found in several museum collections, and is enjoyed by many private individuals as well.

We like being a small business and intend to stay small. Potters David and Mary Farrell do everything, from making the pots, to waiting on customers in our retail store, to mopping the floors!
It gives us great joy to be able to present to the American public a product that still has the heart, soul, and pride of the makers behind it.

Browse our website, and if you have still unanswered questions, don't hesitate to email or call us.