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Clarice Cliff Delicia Wares Delicia wares were produced in the early to mid-1930′s in a variety of colors with the paint is thinned down to allow it to run down the ware. At first technique was used to cover the entire ware, but later it was used with more restraint with several common decorative themes, including: Delicia Citrus Wares, having naturalistic lemons and oranges with blue and green leaves above green and grey runnings. [...] Click here to continue reading. Tea Leaf Ironstone China By Thomas P. Heinecke The origin of Tea Leaf china, like many other dinner wares commonly used in the United States during the 19th Century, can be traced to the United Kingdom and more specifically to the great pottery districts of Staffordshire including Stoke and Burslem. Staffordshire had been producing large quantities of transfer decorated ironstone since the very late 18th Century for sale both at home and for [...] Click here to continue reading. Weller Pottery ‘Forest’ Forest is one of Weller’s naturalist lines depicting scenes of forest and streams in relief, decorated in orange, blue, green and brown colors. Weller artist Rudolph Lorber designed Forest based on landscape observations he made from his window during a train ride. Coralene Decoration of Ceramics & Glass Coralene describes a special decorating technique producing a raised or beaded texture used on fine glass and ceramic wares. It was popular during the Victorian era from 1850 to 1900, although it was also used in earlier periods by Japanese artisans and others and has been imitated in later eras. Coralene decoration was applied primarily to premium wares like satin glass or peach blow because it involved three [...] Click here to continue reading. Royal Doulton Character & Toby Jugs Royal Doulton porcelain character and toby have been made since 1930′s when the firm’s art director, Charles J. Noke, produced a series of colorful character models based on English songs, literature and history. Character jugs model the character’s head (and sometimes shoulders), while toby jugs model the full body. The handle is most often designed featuring icons related to the character. In 1934, the first of over 200 [...] Click here to continue reading. The Miller Family Pottery George Miller immigrated from Germany in 1829 and by 1838 had founded the Miller family pottery of Newport, Pennsylvania. George specialized in utilitarian wares, first in earthenware and later (circa 1860) in stoneware. The Miller firm was the only important pottery venture in Perry County and its products are considered extremely rare today. Over the years five of George Miller’s ten children worked at the pottery including George and Michael [...] Click here to continue reading. Cowden & Wilcox Pottery The Cowden family made pottery under a number of business names in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, from 1861 to 1923. The Cowden & Wilcox portion of this history operated from 1870 to 1881. During this period the pottery was directed by John W. Cowden and Isaac J. Wilcox. Cowden, who died in 1872, was succeded by his son Frederick and Wilcox. The firm was known for its blue decorated salt glazed utility [...] Click here to continue reading. Ack Family Pottery The Ack Pottery operated in Mooresburg, Pennsylvania until 1909, having been started by Daniel Ack in 1854. The pottery was known for its stoneware crocks, jugs, etc. with elaborate cobalt blue decoration of flowers, birds, figures and other devices. Daniel’s two sons, John F. and Edward learned their father’s trade and operated the business after their father’s remove. Edward eventually sought other work and John operated the pottery by himself until [...] Click here to continue reading. New Geneva Pottery In the opening years of the 19th century high quality alluvial stoneware clays were discovered in southwestern Pennsylvania near the towns of New Geneva (founded by the financier and statesman Albert Gallatin) and Greensboro. Beginning as early as 1811 this stoneware began to replace traditional Redware pottery products in the area and it grew increasingly popular through the 1840′s until the Pittsburgh glass industry began to suplanted it. In spite of [...] Click here to continue reading. Sipe Potteries The Sipe Pottery of Williamsport, Pennsylvania was founded about 1867 by William Sipe. His two sons, Luther and Oscar joined the firm a bit later and it became known as Sipe and Sons Pottery. Circa 1875 the Sipes were joined by Abram Young and Joseph Nichols and the pottery was operated as Sipe, Nichols & Co until 1877. About that time Nichols left and joined the pottery of Logan Moore and David [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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