American Stonewares: The Art and Craft of Utilitarian Potters - Hardcover

Greer, Georgeanna H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0764308564 ISBN 13: 9780764308567

Verlag: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1999

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Book by Greer Georgeanna H

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Reseña del editor:

This entirely different book on American Stonewares presents the history and the technology of production. Complete chapters describe the method of turning clay into pots, common and uncommon forms in which pots were made, the meaning of various marks and the varieties of decoration, the glazes employed, and the firing process. Never before have the various forms manufactured been so completely described and pictured. Temporal and regional variations are presented. Pots from different areas of the United States and Canada and dating from the earliest eighteenth century pieces into the twentieth century are included. A detailed chapter on glazes describes the characteristics of the four major forms of glaze used upon American Stonewares, including the curious Southern Alkaline form of glaze. The manner of preparation, components, characteristics and defects of these glazes are fully presented. A chapter on firing includes a description of various methods of stacking and furniture for this as well as a discussion of the effects of firing upon the body clay and the glazes.

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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.

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• Verlag: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0764308564
• ISBN 13: 9780764308567
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 286