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Wooden Moravian Star, Oak

This Moravian star was created by an artisan in Raleigh, North Carolina.  His stars are made using only salvaged and repurposed woods. The Red Oak used here has an interesting origin story.  It was...

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Beeswax Taper Candles

Our 10″ taper candles are made by Men of Home Moravian Church in Winston-Salem.  The natural beeswax and tallow candles are handcrafted in reproduction Moravian tin molds.  The candles are sold as a...

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Paper Moravian Star, 4.5″

Moravian stars were traditionally made in Moravian boarding schools in the nineteenth century during the Advent season.  Because of this historians believe the making of stars may have been a math...

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Paper Moravian Star, 2.75″

Moravian stars were traditionally made in Moravian boarding schools in the nineteenth century during the Advent season.  Because of this historians believe the making of stars may have been a math...

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Green Chicken Bottle

At the turn of the nineteenth century, the shop of master potter, Rudolph Christ, began making press-molded bottles.  The bottles came in many forms including chickens and owls.  The chicken bottles...

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Multi-Color Chicken Bottle

At the turn of the nineteenth century, the shop of master potter, Rudolph Christ, began making press-molded bottles.  The bottles came in many forms including chickens and owls.  The chicken bottles...

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Terracotta Chicken Bottle

At the turn of the nineteenth century, the shop of master potter, Rudolph Christ, began making press-molded bottles.  The bottles came in many forms including chickens and owls.  The chicken bottles...

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Terracotta Tart Dish, Small

Tart dishes were made in press molds and probably imitate a creamware form.  Two sizes appear on Salem pottery inventories from the first quarter of the nineteenth century.  Although they may have been...

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Terracotta Tart Dish, Large

Tart dishes were made in press molds and probably imitate a creamware form.  Two sizes appear on Salem pottery inventories from the first quarter of the nineteenth century.  Although they may have been...

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Wooden Moravian Star, Maple

This Moravian star, made of hard Maple, was created by an artisan in Raleigh, North Carolina.  His stars are made using only salvaged and repurposed woods. The maple for this star had been intended to...

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