Polish Pottery Small Oval Baker w/Handles

Cooking for one? This small oval Polish pottery baker is the perfect size for one person.  Also a good size for hot or cold dips. Handmade in Poland.  Oven, microwave and dishwasher safe.

Cooking for one?  This small oval Polish pottery baker is the perfect size for one person.  Or, for leftovers to take to work the next day.  A great size for hot and colds dips.  Oven, microwave and dishwasher safe.

You won't overeat when you use this small baker - it's just the right size.  A overloaded potato fits perfect.  Take it right from the oven to the table.

FEATURES:

• Measures 10" long and 1-7/8 high
  
• Quality 1 Guaranteed - the best
• Capacity - 2 cups
  
• Hand painted and stamped by skilled artisans
• Crack and chip resistant
• Oven, microwave and dishwasher safe
• Lead and cadmium free - safe for everyday use
• Allow to come to room temperature when going from extreme temperatures, such as oven to refrigerator.  Extreme temperature change will crack the pottery

All of the pottery that we sell is Quality 1 Guaranteed from the renowned Ceramika Artystyczna cooperative in Boleslawiec, Poland.  They produce the highest caliber and quality stoneware.  Each piece is individually handcrafted and hand painted using a hand-stamping technique and free-hand design.

Polish pottery is very durable.  It is fired at temperatures exceeding 2,500 degrees F. making it not only durable but impervious to abrasives and resistant to cracks and chips.  All pottery is intended for everyday use and is lead/cadmium free.  The glaze allows foods to release with little or no oil.

History of Polish Pottery -

Boleslawiec (Bunzlauer) stoneware started as local folk art hundreds of years ago in the German province of Silesia.  The name Bunzlauer comes from the name of the then German town of Bunzlau which is now part of Poland ans is now the Polish city of Boleslawiec.  The city is located on the Bobr River in southwestern Poland near the German and Czech border.  This region has  a history of pottery making since the 7th century. 

At the end of the 19th century with increasing urbanization, industrialization and competition from other forms of pottery, the potters of Bunzlauer introduced new lines of pottery intended for use in the parlor and dining rooms of the city dwellers.  They began to experiment with colored glazes, sponging techniques and decorations.  The government founded the "Keramische Faschschule" (Ceramic Technical Training School) in 1898 to foster development of the art.

Bunzlauer pottery experienced a renaissance in the early 1900's that introduced the "Jugendstil" movement which was the German equivalent of Art Nouveau.  the famous "Pfauenauge" or "Peacock's Eye" became the universally recognized trademark decoration of the spongeware colors following the Art Deco movement.  After World War II the Silesia region was annexed to Poland and the majority of the German population was expelled.  The area was rebuilt after the war and the pottery factories reopened.

Today the center of this traditional ceramic art is still centered around the village of Boleslawiec where skilled artists still individually handcraft and hand decorate each piece using small sponges and stamp each pattern and color individually.  Ceramika Artystyczna was founded in 1950 and has been making award winning stoneware for over 50 years.