The old German potters, on coming to this country, settled mostly in Eastern Pennsylvania, in the counties of Bucks and Montgomery.

The numerous small potteries erected by the early settlers were for the manufacture of earthenware dishes, also pots of graded sizes.

These were called nests, and were used principally on the farm for holding milk, cream and apple-butter.

Jugs and pie plates were also manufactured.

The plates were visually quite plain, but they produced occasionally plates decorated with conventionalized tulips, and some, more elaborate, contained besides figures of animals, birds and flowers.