Charles Hart Pottery
Charles Hart was one of a family of potters operating from the 1830′s in the Ogdensburg, Sherburne and Fulton areas of New York. Charles was the son of James Hart, who moved to Sherburne in 1841 to open a pottery, having been a potter in Fulton (then called Oswego Falls) with his brother Samuel.
Charles worked with his father until 1858 when he took over as sole operator until 1866. In that year his son Nathum joined the business as a partner and the firm’s name changed to C. Hart and Son. They continued to operate the pottery until 1885.
Charles also had another son, Charles Hart Jr., who operated a pottery in Ogdensburg from 1850 to 1858. Successors to this business were W. Hart (1858 to 1869) and J. J. Hart (1869 to 1872).
Incised marks used by the Charles Hart pottery in Sherburne include: “C. HART/SHERBURNE N.Y.”, “C. HART/SHERBURNE” and C. HART & SON/SHERBURNE”.