American China Manufactory
American China Manufactory
American, 1770–1772
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
BiographyA few ambitious men inspired to establish American industries that would compete with foreign manufacturers attempted to manufacture porcelain in the 1700s. The most successful of these attempts was the American China Manufactory, established in 1770 and run by Gousse Bonnin (an Englishman) and George Anthony Morris (a Philadelphian). It closed in 1772.Person TypeCorporate Body
American, 1897–1994
East Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1818–1888
