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Walking along West Broadway about a year after he arrived, he came across a stall where a group of potters were selling traditional, handcrafted Pennsylvanian ceramics and, though simple, the blue-and-white spongeware vessels captivated him.

“I’m a big fan of the spongeware by the Irish potter Nicholas Mosse,” she said, opening kitchen cabinets filled with his bowls and plates adorned with exuberant floral motifs.