American Stoneware
Title | American Stoneware PDF eBook |
Author | William C. Ketchum |
Publisher | Henry Holt & Company |
Pages | 179 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Stoneware |
ISBN | 9780805012637 |
Surveys the history of American stoneware, shows and describes examples from various regions, and offers advice on collecting stoneware
American Stonewares
Title | American Stonewares PDF eBook |
Author | Georgeanna H. Greer |
Publisher | Schiffer Publishing |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
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The history of stoneware vessel production in America and Canada is told along with outstanding photographs of over 300 important pieces from the 18th century forward. Chapters describe the hand-worked method of turning clay into pots, common and uncommon forms, marks and varieties of decoration, the glazes employed, and the firing process. This classic study is welcome in this new edition with current prices.
Salt-glazed Stoneware in Early America
Title | Salt-glazed Stoneware in Early America PDF eBook |
Author | Janine E. Skerry |
Publisher | |
Pages | 271 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Blue and white stoneware |
ISBN | 9780879352400 |
"Salt-glazed Stoneware in Early Americachronicles the traditions of stoneware imported from England and Germany as well as the often overlooked work of American potters during the eighteenth century. Drawing on archaeological and documentary sources and featuring objects from Colonial Williamsburg's holdings as well as from more than forty-five public and private collections, the book provides an invaluable overview of the goods found in early America." "More than 300 photos present a wide range of stoneware, whether robustly potted in brown or gray or delicately fashioned in white. The book's broad scope makes Salt-glazed Stoneware in Early America an essential reference for archaeologists, curators, and collectors, and its accessible style will appeal to specialists and nonspecialists alike." --Book Jacket.
Bauer, Classic American Pottery
Title | Bauer, Classic American Pottery PDF eBook |
Author | Mitch Tuchman |
Publisher | Chronicle Books (CA) |
Pages | 112 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
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Bauer pottery-the brightly coloured pieces created by the renowned Bauer production studio until the 1960s-has become increasingly popular with enthusiasts of vintage ceramics. This elegant volume chronicles the Bauer operation from 1885 to 1962. With an illuminating text, 125 photographs, an essay by Bauer authority Jack Chipman, and an appendix of identifying potter's marks, this informative compendium will appeal to the growing audience of collectors.
Encyclopedia of Marks on American, English, and European Earthenware, Ironstone, Stoneware, 1780-1980
Title | Encyclopedia of Marks on American, English, and European Earthenware, Ironstone, Stoneware, 1780-1980 PDF eBook |
Author | Arnold A. Kowalsky |
Publisher | Schiffer Pub Limited |
Pages | 688 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 9780764307317 |
This essential new reference identifies thousands of marks from American, English and European potters. Marks are presented in alphabetical and chronological order by potters with historical facts. American and Canadian importers and the potters for whom they imported are identified. Ware types, printed patterns, registry dates, glossary and bibliography are included. Now identification of pottery has a single authoritative source.
Early American Pottery and China
Title | Early American Pottery and China PDF eBook |
Author | John Spargo |
Publisher | |
Pages | 556 |
Release | 1926 |
Genre | Pottery |
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This book is written by a hobbyist for his fellow-hobbyists, gentle folk and kindly as a rule, though people who do not know the charm of hobby-riding may think them as cracked as some of their "pots" too often are. The purpose of the book is as modest as the hobby. It is simply to assist the amateur in order that he may pass safely and with confidence through a field notoriously full of pitfalls, -- pg. v.
The Official Price Guide to American Stoneware
Title | The Official Price Guide to American Stoneware PDF eBook |
Author | George Sullivan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 294 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
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