Frederick Walrath, potter
Frederick Walrath was a potter working between 1903 and 1918 in New York City, Rochester (New York) and at the Newcomb Pottery in New Orleans, Louisiana.
He specialized in flowing matte glaze studio pottery with limited production runs. Walrath was one of many influential potters who studied at the New York State School of Clay-Working and Ceramics (now Alfred University) with Charles Fergus “Daddy” Binns, the school’s director, commonly referred to as “The Father of American Studio Ceramics”. Frederick Walrath died in 1920.