Justin ThomasJustin W. Thomas is a resident of Newburyport, Massachusetts, and a collector, researcher and writer about American pottery. He has studied at universities, museums and private collections across the country, publishing many articles in regional and national publications. Thomas was a guest curator at the Custom House Maritime Museum in Newburyport, and helped to write the exhibit catalog for Potters on the Merrimac: A Century of New England Ceramics. He is also the author of many books on New England Pottery, including ?"The Beverly Pottery: The Wares of Charles A. Lawrence", "The Dawn of Independence, the Death of an Industry: The Pottery of Charlestown, Massachusetts", and "A City on the River: The Early Red Earthenware of the Hartford, Connecticut Area." Read More Read Less