In the broadest sense, this research involves the study of a folk craft, the stoneware pottery tradition. More specifically, this thesis is concerned with the alkaline-glazed stoneware tradition of the Deep South as it was practiced in northern Washington County, Georgia. What were the antecedents of Washington County stoneware production? What were the methods of pottery production in Washington County? Are there distinctive characteristics of this stoneware and, if so, what are they? How did Washington County pottery production influence growth and spread of the tradition? What do these potters tell us about the development and evolution of folk crafts?