Túri Fazekas Múzeum, Mezőtúr

Since 1983 the Túr Pottery Museum has been showcasing one of the greatest collections of folk pottery in Hungary - a collection that is unique both in the country and in Europe. In the Carpathian Basin Mezőtúr was the biggest center of pottery that has produced various kinds of earthenware from the 16th century on. In the early days potters used to manufacture black ceramics. In the 19th century the use of glazes became widespread and the masters commenced fabricating green, yellow and brown potteries of excellent quality, ornamented by plain black lines, flowers or leaves. The period between 1870 and the turn of the 20th century was the heyday of fictile art in Mezőtúr. At that time, there were nearly one hundred potteries in the town wich that produced quality earthenware and delivered it to every city and village in the country. One of the most famous of these ceramics was the korsó, a distinctive type of pitcher made in Mezőtúr which was used for both holding and carrying water.