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Circa: 1948
Manufacturer: Charles E. Tuttle, VT
Profusely illustrated in black-and-white, this rare out-of-print book is one of the earlier studies done on the history and identification of early American pottery, porcelain, and stoneware. (Porcelain)
EARLY AMERICAN POTTERY AND CHINA by John Spargo, Charles E. Tuttle, VT, 1926/1948.
The narrative of this book is extremely rich and covers by chapter: Some Elementary Principles; Principles of Classification; American Potteries After the Revolution; Potter and Potteries After the Revolution; Slip-Decorated Pottery; Sgraffito Ware; Early Nineteenth-Century Potters and Potteries; The Pioneer Porcelain Makers; Some Later Porcelain Makers; Later Nineteenth Century Potters and Potteries; Grotesqueries, Satire, and Jests; Appendix: Marks; Bibliographical Note; and Index. Manufacturers include American Pottery Manufacturing Co., United States Pottery Co., Norton & Fenton, Edwin Bennett Pottery Co., Chesapeake Pottery, Union Porcelain Works, New England Pottery Co., Otter & Brewer, Faience Manufacturing Co., Cook Pottery Co., John Moses & Co., and many more. 64 black-and-white plates picture over 200 examples of stoneware, pottery and porcelain or earthenware. The 'Marks' section of this book is invaluable and includes not only the mark, but also information on the maker, location, date, and remarks. If you are a collector, dealer, or historian of early American pottery or stoneware, you will want to add this invaluable book to your permanent reference library.
5.4 in. x 7.5 in. hardback with dust cover in very good+ condition. 393 pages plus 69 full-page black-and-white plates.
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