American Country Pottery: Yellowware and Spongeware
- ISBN-10
- 0394752449
- ISBN-13
- 9780394752440
- Category
- Crafts & Hobbies / Carving
- Pages
- 148
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Author
- William C. Ketchum
Description
Since the mid-nineteenth century, there has been no pottery more typically American or more collected than the yellowware and spongeware cooking and serving utensils that once graced the shelves of virtually every American kitchen cupboard. Now, William Ketchum -- author of many notable books on American antiques, including The Knopf Collectors' Guides to American Antiques: Pottery and Porcelain -- gives us the most complete, authoritative, and lavishly illustrated book yet published about these immensely popular ceramics. Here are examples of both yellowware and spongeware, exhibiting not only the full range of objects -- from bowls, pie plates, and jelly jars to custard cups, toothbrush holders, and umbrella stands -- but also the variations in color and patterning within each style. Ketchum's clear, informative text includes descriptions of the objects, the times and places they were manufactured, and their distinguishing marks. Not just for collectors (though an invaluable addition to the collector's library), this book is for everyone attracted by the beauty and lore of these two outstanding types of American country pottery. -- Publisher's description
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