Mary Given Sheerer

Mary Given Sheerer (1865–1954) was an American ceramicist, designer, and art educator, best known for her affiliation with the Newcomb Pottery project at H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, now part of Tulane University.

[7] Sheerer was responsible for setting standards and guiding Newcomb Pottery's day-to-day production.

[3] Post Sheerer's retirement from Newcomb Pottery, she was awarded as a fellow of the American Ceramic Society on March 11, 1931.

[10] She died in December 1954 in Cincinnati and is buried at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.

[2] The "Spanish Dagger Plate" is the product of collaboration between decorator, Mary Sheerer, and potter, Joseph Meyer.