Historic Trappe in Trappe, Pa., is thrilled to announce the opening of its upcoming landmark exhibition celebrating the art of Pennsylvania German redware. Drawn from numerous private collections as well as several museums, the exhibit features the work of a wide range of potters, beginning with a focus on Georg Hubener (1761-1835) as one of the earliest and best known of all Pennsylvania German redware potters. Hubener worked for only a short period of time, 1785 to 1792, before moving out of Montgomery County and becoming a miller. Only 11 plates and two jars are known by his hand; Historic Trappe owns the only signed plate made by Hubener as well as the only signed plate known by his contemporary, Johannes Neis. The work of Neis and David Spinner are also featured in the exhibit; they lived on the border of Bucks and Montgomery counties and are best known for making sgraffito plates featuring men on horseback and other Revolutionary War-inspired imagery. Potter Samuel Troxel of Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County, is also featured with a focus on his politically-inspired redware featuring the Great Seal of the United States. Founded in 2019, the Center for Pennsylvania German Studies at Historic Trappe has been steadily building up a collection of redware. Highlights include the only known signed plates made by Georg Hubener and Johannes Neis, two of the best known Pennsylvania German redware potters. This special exhibition is accompanied by a special edition of Americana Insights. The third volume of this annual series serves as the companion catalogue of the redware exhibition, presenting in-depth scholarly research on a wide range of potters and over 500 images. It is the most comprehensive study to date of Pennsylvania German redware since the 1903 publication of Edwin Atlee Barbers Tulip Ware book. An introductory essay by Johann M. Brown, chief curator at Old Salem/MESDA, surveys redwares production, use, and earlier scholarship. Succeeding essays examine renowned potters, including a contribution by Lisa Minardi on master potter Georg Hubener (1761-1835), which unites in print for the first time all known works attributed to Hubener. Historic Trappes curator Christopher Malone contributed two essays, one of which traces three generations of potters active on Haycock Mountain in Bucks County and a second groundbreaking essay that reattributes a striking group of redware from Solomon Grim to a potter active in central Pennsylvania. Thanks to the discovery of a dark-glazed jar signed Schwartz for black or dark on the bottom, Malone realized that all the allegedly signed plates were in fact inscribed Grin or green in Pennsylvania High German rather than Grim. Many examples also have histories in central Pennsylvania rather than Berks County. Jeff Pressman investigates political iconography on redware by Samuel Troxel (1803-1870), and Lisa Minardi, in her second essay, surveys the massive output of Jacob Medinger, typically considered the last of the traditional Pennsylvania German potters. Yet other authors reveal that Pennsylvania German redware of the 20th century extended well beyond Jacob Medinger. Adam Zayas, former head ceramicist at the Moravian Tile Works, highlights the role of Henry Chapman Mercer (1856-1930) in reinventing redware for a modern aesthetic. Karl Pass examines the overlooked life and works of Mildred Weekes Keyser (1892-1950). Other authors uncover underexamined potters such as David B. Huber, trace the popularity of hunting and hound motifs, and highlight redwares role in cultural exchange between Anglo-Americans and Pennsylvania Germans. To accompany the exhibition, Historic Trappe will host a series of educational programs, including redware pottery workshops for adults, led by Emily Smucker-Beidler. Contemporary redware potters Bob and Sally Hughes of River Rat Pottery in Conestoga, Pa., will also offer a hands-on demonstration of redware production. This will take place on Feb. 14. Potter Denise Wilz of Macungie, Pa., will offer another pottery making workshop on March 7. Minardi and Malone will also lead several tours of the exhibit (dates TBD). The second annual Americana Symposium, scheduled for March 13 to 15, will also focus on redware. From Hubener to Medinger opened at the Center for Pennsylvania German Studies at the Dewees Tavern on Nov. 8. It will be on view through March 28, 2026. This exhibition is supported by the American Folk Art Society, Robert and Katharine Booth, Steve and Susan Babinsky, Holly Adams Cairns, Ron and Debra Pook, and Steve and Jenifer Smith. Admission to the exhibition is included with regular admission to the Dewees Tavern. Additional information about the exhibition, Historic Trappe, and visiting its historic sites is available online at www.historictrappe.org, or by calling 610-489-7560.