You will find an array of items at our museum Gift Shop—from “Dedham Pottery” style ware and ornaments, magnets, notecards, and puzzles, to books about Dedham’s broad history, bags, and T-shirts.
To browse a selection of items available in our Gift Shop, either scroll down this page or click on the hyperlinks directly below to be taken to a specific category.
Some items are one-of-a-kind, so if you see something you like, don’t wait! What is shown here is not the full extent of what you will discover.
Members receive a 10% discount on Gift Shop items.
We do not have the staff to fulfill online orders, so to purchase items, please use one of the following methods. Thank you for understanding and for supporting the Museum through your purchases.
Look what’s hopped into our Gift Shop
Offering Dedham Fields Pottery, with blue or “rust” highlights. Hand-painted with “Dedham” crouching rabbits in homage to Dedham Pottery. No longer produced, we have only two more 10″ bowls, three oblong serving dishes, and two pair of tongs. The items being offered were discovered in the attic and supplies are limited!
Show your town know-how and quiz your friends and family with this white-on-black T-shirt that shows the outline of the original Dedham land grant of 1636 on the front. Can you identify the sixteen towns—and where they are located—that now comprise the area? If anyone gets stumped, the back features the names and locations of each town after separation.
One of our newest Gift Shop item is this T-Shirt honoring the Striped Pig. The what? Yes, you read correctly. Created as a means to avoid the 1838 Temperance Act, an enterprising Ded”ham”ite sold tickets to see his “striped” pig (and a shot of spirits). Learn more.
Our T-shirts are available in small, medium, large, XL, and XXL Tall sizes and are made of 100% cotton. Some sizes may be sold out, but let us know and we can order what you’d like!
If you’re from Dedham and want to show your Town spirit, are looking for the perfect gift for family, a friend, and/or yourself, then look no further! This ceramic 10.5-inch square serving plate is your answer!
Made exclusively for our Gift Shop, we’ve selected images that are among the many Dedham destinations and recognizable events around Town.
This item may be purchased through PayPal.
Member Price (plate to be picked up at the museum)
Non-member Price (plate to be picked up at the museum)
While we do not offer original Dedham Pottery (1896-1943) for sale in our Gift Shop, you can purchase Dedham Pottery-inspired ceramics made by the Potting Shed and Nash Pottery.
Like the original Dedham Pottery, both of these companies are no longer in business but you can find examples when you shop in our Gift Shop. There are many more examples than the selection shown here.
To inquire about availability and pricing, please call the Museum at 781.326.1385. Thank you.
If you’re a fan of Dedham Pottery, then show it with your own tote bag with the original Dedham Pottery logo. One side displays the crouching rabbit logo and the other side has no image. An attractive blue lower section matches the blue handles.
This versatile double-sided 100% cotton throw can keep you cozy in cooler weather or be used as a display on a table. The throw is Currently unavailable.
Spend some time perusing the books in our Gift Shop.
Are you interested in images and tales from Dedham’s historic past, Civil War letters from three brothers back to their family in Dedham, Mother Brook canal, the Old Village Cemetery, postcards, maps, and more? You’ve come to the right place!
Newly arrived in our Gift Shop: Mother Brook and the Mills of East Dedham, traces the rise of manufacturing along Mother Brook and focuses on the lives of the immigrant laborers who worked. Click here to learn more.
In our Gift Shop, you’ll discover favorite hand-painted ornaments from Brick Pond Pottery, including several “Dedham” ornaments made exclusively for the museum, plus many more designs, only a fraction of which are shown here.
Since most of our ornaments are hand designed and hand painted, there are limited quantities of each. If there is one you see online that you like, give us a call to reserve it.
We also offer hand-crafted decorative metal ornaments in whimsical designs (only a selection shown), and other ornaments.
Here is just a sample of what you’ll find.
Choose an individual ornament or collect one from each year. These Annual Ornaments are made exclusively for the Museum and showcase Dedham Pottery, with the exception of the Christmas tree under our entrance arch (2023).
Top Row: Baby Elephant (2021); Crouching Rabbit (2022).
Bottom Row: Under the Arch (2023); Abstract Bunny (2024).
The azalea pattern was one of the most popular designs that decorated Dedham Pottery (1896-1943). This image has the rare added detail of a crouching rabbit in the center. The image is from a Dedham Pottery match holder in the Museum’s collection.
