Potters and Potteries of Chester County Pennsylvania - Hardcover

James, Dr. Arthur E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0916838188 ISBN 13: 9780916838188

Verlag: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1997

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Book by James Arthur E

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The Potters and Potteries of Chester County, Pennsylvania has been the bible of pottery research nationally, as it has inspired others to document pottery in other regions. A whole generation of students of pottery has learned from Doctor James' research. Today, there is even wider interest in American decorative arts and the local characteristics which distinguish regional styles. For this second generation of historians and collectors, this book is essential reading for it is not a survey, or a general essay, but rather the complete story of the potteries and their makers of Chester County. A tremendous amount of historical and genealogical information has been woven into the text. Doctor James' sense of humor takes the subject and makes it delightful reading. His local anecdotes carry the story along, such a welcome stylistic relief from the quagmire of dull information through which some historical books require the readers to wade.

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The distinctive potteries in Chester County, Pennsylvania, west of Philadelphia, have produced utilitarian goods for the farmers who settled here and influenced their descendents who moved West and South. In the 19th century, famous potteries in Chester County made redware, majolica, and semi-porcelains of note. This work records histories, shows examples, and documents early settlers.

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• Verlag: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0916838188
• ISBN 13: 9780916838188
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 208