tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75548266941894927882024-02-20T08:42:55.086-05:00Ceramics In AmericaSoup du Jour for Ceramic AficionadosRobert Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05710867202210592714noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554826694189492788.post-83619967843765742872012-02-23T17:42:00.005-05:002012-02-26T19:51:17.456-05:00Color Variation in British China Glaze Plates<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuSWn_50xJhsbdbIuAEr3U71gsSw-fsiYaJuCQPRiKzUUvmSqcoQEeyXtsLN7xnhNp50gyyD-BlNqhEaQiVPPgid4Ka913_vEemN4e0iYB5-p-RXLWBDCLQhjY648kM39lHFWYp1ZVWo/s1600/China+Glaze+Group+%25231.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuSWn_50xJhsbdbIuAEr3U71gsSw-fsiYaJuCQPRiKzUUvmSqcoQEeyXtsLN7xnhNp50gyyD-BlNqhEaQiVPPgid4Ka913_vEemN4e0iYB5-p-RXLWBDCLQhjY648kM39lHFWYp1ZVWo/s320/China+Glaze+Group+%25231.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713094613746905282" /></a><div>Please note that on the middle shelf are three examples of William Greatbatch's China glaze production which can be tightly dated to the 1775-1782 period. This a period of innovation and experimentation with glaze formulae; each plate reflects significant glazing differences.</div><div><br /></div><div>Above the Greatbatch examples are other China glaze examples that date to 1800 - 1820.</div><div><br /></div><div>For further discussion see: <a href="http://www.chipstone.org/publications/CIA/2001/MillerHunter/MillHuntIndex.html">http://www.chipstone.org/publications/CIA/2001/MillerHunter/MillHuntIndex.html</a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuSWn_50xJhsbdbIuAEr3U71gsSw-fsiYaJuCQPRiKzUUvmSqcoQEeyXtsLN7xnhNp50gyyD-BlNqhEaQiVPPgid4Ka913_vEemN4e0iYB5-p-RXLWBDCLQhjY648kM39lHFWYp1ZVWo/s1600/China+Glaze+Group+%25231.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuSWn_50xJhsbdbIuAEr3U71gsSw-fsiYaJuCQPRiKzUUvmSqcoQEeyXtsLN7xnhNp50gyyD-BlNqhEaQiVPPgid4Ka913_vEemN4e0iYB5-p-RXLWBDCLQhjY648kM39lHFWYp1ZVWo/s1600/China+Glaze+Group+%25231.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIcpAlashVXSiocNq02cH9SIOibA8aMKFQceVGEVqxk2mbRO_vzCgtGkQgMZVXlVUGGrRBe4KH28-_gCCD9kOnqbhsIHLuT2fqnasbKkHs4PSjQLe0HEBy3bgrvO22apomO5VUInFb0M/s1600/China+Glaze+Group.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIcpAlashVXSiocNq02cH9SIOibA8aMKFQceVGEVqxk2mbRO_vzCgtGkQgMZVXlVUGGrRBe4KH28-_gCCD9kOnqbhsIHLuT2fqnasbKkHs4PSjQLe0HEBy3bgrvO22apomO5VUInFb0M/s320/China+Glaze+Group.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713094487673051922" /></a><br /><br /></div></div><div>A selection of China glaze plates, dishes and a few punch bowls and jugs.</div><div>These range in date from circa 1775 to the 1820s.</div>Robert Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05710867202210592714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554826694189492788.post-43078149923484780352010-10-26T10:47:00.001-04:002010-10-26T10:48:20.268-04:00This is a Test!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7mxfvSv5LooeO3JCnT2VmBGR1uIHwg_ohb_8q5R7ALXHtvLy7AlGP_7C7jLrApmWZk4j4V0MWYOLRYIKO-Ju_z20NyhWbvu2nxrQTiu3P_PPI63gZt08oyC9HxA2x9nyJPFIA3ReWZk/s1600/Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7mxfvSv5LooeO3JCnT2VmBGR1uIHwg_ohb_8q5R7ALXHtvLy7AlGP_7C7jLrApmWZk4j4V0MWYOLRYIKO-Ju_z20NyhWbvu2nxrQTiu3P_PPI63gZt08oyC9HxA2x9nyJPFIA3ReWZk/s320/Cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532366609335450850" /></a>Robert Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05710867202210592714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554826694189492788.post-75635295214638046582010-04-18T16:41:00.000-04:002010-04-21T17:02:22.365-04:00John Poole Schermerhorn Home Site and Pottery Uncovered<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Located in Henrico County, Virginia, the homesite and pottery of 19th century stoneware potter John Poole Schermerhorn is being developed for a Jehovah Witness Church. The property located on Route 360 just east of the I-95</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5jVLWOuTGaAn72_akLiLb1d8-eHMEXt_X9GAtGZbHkSwsDH_2Uulmg8bNVyClUP8LQmgbBfC5F87p72ntaWX1ktNynySjQKa_SMKaXfgAxTzY14ZKBXiddoWIFTizRXq3t6U4XbbORUA/s1600/Site.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5jVLWOuTGaAn72_akLiLb1d8-eHMEXt_X9GAtGZbHkSwsDH_2Uulmg8bNVyClUP8LQmgbBfC5F87p72ntaWX1ktNynySjQKa_SMKaXfgAxTzY14ZKBXiddoWIFTizRXq3t6U4XbbORUA/s320/Site.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462651077669513634" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>The Schermerhorn Site Looking East</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxogbxICFnvUI6Q0TLqEmG52l-EjAZ4XW1C_tp4MW9FAwoXdnjCIRFNB8pOgyd74Mn-clPaEgQbdrzEUSV32gP0-TNYkQiiPy2pqxOFuKPZXes0mofZncw8i9ZBUOl6bk2imPxk3QGn_M/s1600/Rubble.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxogbxICFnvUI6Q0TLqEmG52l-EjAZ4XW1C_tp4MW9FAwoXdnjCIRFNB8pOgyd74Mn-clPaEgQbdrzEUSV32gP0-TNYkQiiPy2pqxOFuKPZXes0mofZncw8i9ZBUOl6bk2imPxk3QGn_M/s320/Rubble.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462651449259655458" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><div>Montezumo in rubble</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tluCdiDfbwSQ-J5_cpimePknsVjYsWvzX-zrlB8dhQvo3fQ5FiC6Y1TX8aoZeJrP7xi8nGGJM14UpLXRKGV1tIiK1idOWoLdKbIxLQJ3QqNE61Ry17-azMj8eza_igpJM7dRBPFNiZY/s1600/Graveyard.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tluCdiDfbwSQ-J5_cpimePknsVjYsWvzX-zrlB8dhQvo3fQ5FiC6Y1TX8aoZeJrP7xi8nGGJM14UpLXRKGV1tIiK1idOWoLdKbIxLQJ3QqNE61Ry17-azMj8eza_igpJM7dRBPFNiZY/s320/Graveyard.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462661114182592834" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">The remains of the family cemetery on the property. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:14px;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Schermerhorn and many of his family are buried in the cemetery on the grounds. All of the graves are unmarked with the exception of Schermerhorn's grandson, John S. Austin, and his wife, Sallie B. Austin. The cemetery is being preserved by the developer.</span></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_l9olGJ4WNW-Fesb0CYsUH2b_lf7cKgtUkxjHjw8-_aHFw_l_0NMcMqDCGEBIyCU2IxnOU2eKD6qho8YMadoS8c18PzAMCBecWF_HyzKcnqxhmiwnGW5AWbgj7cSyo3kgP9y13KtyD4/s1600/Oliver.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_l9olGJ4WNW-Fesb0CYsUH2b_lf7cKgtUkxjHjw8-_aHFw_l_0NMcMqDCGEBIyCU2IxnOU2eKD6qho8YMadoS8c18PzAMCBecWF_HyzKcnqxhmiwnGW5AWbgj7cSyo3kgP9y13KtyD4/s320/Oliver.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462651458764352434" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The construction was first noted Oliver Mueller-Heubach who is undertaking fieldwork on the Richmond area potters as part of his Ph.D dissertation research. With cooperation from the property's owner </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">O</span>liver and several volunteers are trying to recover as much information from the site as possible. Here Oliver and Richmond stoneware expert Marshall Goodman are sorting out the day's finds.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ngjuMKQmzs6-XstUc4FKXKaSZ1h-99sB-ejX38VHf4Gjqkml-gSq3vM4ek9DbKmKCWfhyphenhyphenAJ1T9tLhIYFhTXqaCSgnq7VlVJc-jOoWPfKIhe8glJjew1oGVjt34QBXcHm2zkxfYS2k2Q/s1600/Blue.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ngjuMKQmzs6-XstUc4FKXKaSZ1h-99sB-ejX38VHf4Gjqkml-gSq3vM4ek9DbKmKCWfhyphenhyphenAJ1T9tLhIYFhTXqaCSgnq7VlVJc-jOoWPfKIhe8glJjew1oGVjt34QBXcHm2zkxfYS2k2Q/s320/Blue.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462651469416752466" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Blue Decorated Sherds </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Decorations include unique brushed cobalt blue blossoms or circular peach-shaped blooms. </span></span></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5jVLWOuTGaAn72_akLiLb1d8-eHMEXt_X9GAtGZbHkSwsDH_2Uulmg8bNVyClUP8LQmgbBfC5F87p72ntaWX1ktNynySjQKa_SMKaXfgAxTzY14ZKBXiddoWIFTizRXq3t6U4XbbORUA/s1600/Site.jpg"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrVnM712dfjRY8Yec_lM5duOSsyzGBgmWJ4tzBJNQGMS9tRJYTLRK-GB4rsrS3pD5It6qRWfhA8Qu1N9DrJ0fIsycHQydBoen405BJFBcI2NiyVL0UsF2R-0LuciwbkBsF39hPUpGPx0/s1600/Marks.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrVnM712dfjRY8Yec_lM5duOSsyzGBgmWJ4tzBJNQGMS9tRJYTLRK-GB4rsrS3pD5It6qRWfhA8Qu1N9DrJ0fIsycHQydBoen405BJFBcI2NiyVL0UsF2R-0LuciwbkBsF39hPUpGPx0/s320/Marks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462651477569557762" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrVnM712dfjRY8Yec_lM5duOSsyzGBgmWJ4tzBJNQGMS9tRJYTLRK-GB4rsrS3pD5It6qRWfhA8Qu1N9DrJ0fIsycHQydBoen405BJFBcI2NiyVL0UsF2R-0LuciwbkBsF39hPUpGPx0/s1600/Marks.jpg"></a>Cobalt brushed Capacity Marks</div><div><br /><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGtU10VeoH9Pk5Bp7VpiXfcZ_IaFwkrp51ufvV3jkbvHE16LY8gAPUbItatvNJdbJfGLB5nqh-gpbdzgdgvstm4-Wvx1fyvm4LQBA6DsS1rD0ElpzNbPGTIL8gyz5ksbG1ucPpzWsg4vQ/s1600/Lid.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGtU10VeoH9Pk5Bp7VpiXfcZ_IaFwkrp51ufvV3jkbvHE16LY8gAPUbItatvNJdbJfGLB5nqh-gpbdzgdgvstm4-Wvx1fyvm4LQBA6DsS1rD0ElpzNbPGTIL8gyz5ksbG1ucPpzWsg4vQ/s320/Lid.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462651480343496562" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>Previously Undocumented Domed Lid</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br />Located in Henrico County, Virginia<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, Georgia, serif;"><h4 style="font-weight: bold; ">Montezuma</h4><img src="http://www.henricohistoricalsociety.org/news2008/montezuma.jpg" alt="Montezuma" class="imgleft" align="left" style="border-top-width: thin; border-right-width: thin; border-bottom-width: thin; border-left-width: thin; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: black; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left-color: black; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; " /><img src="http://www.henricohistoricalsociety.org/news2008/obelisk.jpg" alt="Parkinson Memorial Obelisk" class="imgright" align="right" style="border-top-width: thin; border-right-width: thin; border-bottom-width: thin; border-left-width: thin; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: black; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left-color: black; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; " /><p size="0.85em" style=" ;"><br /></p><p style=" ;font-size:0.85em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal;font-size:14px;"><br /></span></span></b></span></span></p><a name="stoneware"><h4 style="font-weight: bold; "><br /></h4><h4 style="font-weight: bold; "><br /></h4><h4 style="font-weight: bold; "><br /></h4><h4 style="font-weight: bold; "><br /></h4><h4 style="font-weight: bold; "><br /></h4><h4 style="font-weight: bold; "><br /></h4><h4 style="font-weight: bold; ">Local Nineteenth Century Stoneware</h4></a><h4 style="font-weight: bold; ">Sources: <span style="font-style: italic; ">Ceramics in America</span>, robert Hunter, ed. (2005) and "Stoneware of Eastern Virginia," <span style="font-style: italic; ">Antique</span>, 1 April 2005.</h4><p style="font-size: 0.85em; ">Among the early industries of Henrico County was stoneware manufacture, which apparently expanded from Richmond in the first or second decade of the nineteenth century. Pharmacist Benjamin DuVal was manufacturing salt-glazed stoneware vessels to supply pharmacies, distilleries, dairies and mercantile operations. It appears that he hired New York potter John Poole Schermerhorn around 1813, and by 1820 Schermerhorn had established his own manufactory at Rocketts Landing by the James River.</p><p style="font-size: 0.85em; ">It was a sizable operation. The 1820 Manufacturers Census for Henrico County shows that he had made use of 50 tons of clay, 80 cords of wood and 18 sacks of salt (for glazing). He employed three men and no boys, ran one kiln and three wheels and paid $300 in wages and $500 in other expenses to produce "stoneware of all kinds".</p><p style="font-size: 0.85em; ">Only six marked examples of Schermerhorn's work are known, but other examples can be identified by thick walls, even glazing and ovoid forms with handles. Decorations include unique brushed cobalt blue blossoms or circular peach-shaped blooms. Most likely, early Richmond potters were associated with Schermerhorn at his Rocketts Location and at his potteries in southern Henrico County. The 1820 Census of Manufacturers, Henrico County, lists Thomas Amos, stoneware manufactory; Samuel Frayser, stoneware manufactory; John P. Schermerhorn, stoneware of all kinds; and Samuel Wilson, stoneware of all kinds.</p></span></div></div></div>Robert Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05710867202210592714noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554826694189492788.post-81551270249441645802009-08-31T11:34:00.000-04:002009-08-31T11:40:39.607-04:00New Gallery Installation for the Chipstone Foundation<a title="http://www.maineantiquedigest.com/stories/?id=" href="http://www.maineantiquedigest.com/stories/?id=1456">http://www.maineantiquedigest.com/stories/?id=1456</a>Robert Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05710867202210592714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554826694189492788.post-6400839643078555252009-07-26T10:14:00.000-04:002009-07-26T10:20:21.771-04:00Ceramics in America - Back Issues<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1i22877SLVpDbQlQVgN1yr0Izo-gSoDbRZv6iOEc7qfQ2ktiS0mQ4JUNk-Ov7KXRO5ZaJ7x3ctLlrmtT-tZ1OdcbyV1Ok1nP5Bj6pWS-i4pMOU28MayUARNx0BI-YuVQqPUX4Q3i5X-Q/s1600-h/CiAcovers01-06pp.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1i22877SLVpDbQlQVgN1yr0Izo-gSoDbRZv6iOEc7qfQ2ktiS0mQ4JUNk-Ov7KXRO5ZaJ7x3ctLlrmtT-tZ1OdcbyV1Ok1nP5Bj6pWS-i4pMOU28MayUARNx0BI-YuVQqPUX4Q3i5X-Q/s320/CiAcovers01-06pp.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362772509021729602" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Back issue of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Ceramics in America</span> are available from the Antiques Collector's Club <a href="http://www.antique-acc.com">www.antique-acc.com</a>. Many of the articles are also online at <a href="http://www.chipstone.org">www.chipstone.org</a>.</div>Robert Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05710867202210592714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554826694189492788.post-50019520581037146462009-07-21T19:12:00.000-04:002009-07-21T19:14:05.442-04:00Car Connoisseurs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ntKjf2NSFJ3ngNBOvYKaEvbMdZ_Yzpa7wVjxIj_tQIRltDFMZm-AWobZ9ECj7OquWIaLy4o6DNcMUv4kIgm334U0-b_r_Oth5vaACGOvh9utnQH-AVPivrutK0iZMRNyl1pJDe5oJ6o/s1600-h/Lotus.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ntKjf2NSFJ3ngNBOvYKaEvbMdZ_Yzpa7wVjxIj_tQIRltDFMZm-AWobZ9ECj7OquWIaLy4o6DNcMUv4kIgm334U0-b_r_Oth5vaACGOvh9utnQH-AVPivrutK0iZMRNyl1pJDe5oJ6o/s320/Lotus.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361055514205521650" /></a>Robert Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05710867202210592714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554826694189492788.post-41266527693571190732009-07-21T19:08:00.001-04:002009-07-21T19:09:15.460-04:00The Right Tool for Slipware<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6UwQRiXa8jnU0X__3fMCwlJoxUODgA1e42Ex3v5EZ0tm3qQhVO67sPDN1XygfVQsHY4OdF9AxbOZjjECGjUu1w3CrR6Ss1YdT653s1iIZEJo0joIGVoP6lGHzbcn3a1Z5Oeg-QeTBQk/s1600-h/DougandRalph.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6UwQRiXa8jnU0X__3fMCwlJoxUODgA1e42Ex3v5EZ0tm3qQhVO67sPDN1XygfVQsHY4OdF9AxbOZjjECGjUu1w3CrR6Ss1YdT653s1iIZEJo0joIGVoP6lGHzbcn3a1Z5Oeg-QeTBQk/s320/DougandRalph.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361054408936519938" /></a>Robert Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05710867202210592714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554826694189492788.post-52796686226872192932009-07-21T18:56:00.000-04:002009-07-21T19:00:51.584-04:00Early American Life Article<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgmjYiYeUdhpyu4p-G2QRogtR6QqUXraYcQJtltWiljTk2Cczke5ZFLyLeMfNWkttZbCpybFvOyMY7usMUxAHMdhSmliCwhZU914Kw_qsQ18bnyroQ4LkRd3YTMQJSXAodaBZjyV1VTI/s1600-h/shell-edge.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgmjYiYeUdhpyu4p-G2QRogtR6QqUXraYcQJtltWiljTk2Cczke5ZFLyLeMfNWkttZbCpybFvOyMY7usMUxAHMdhSmliCwhZU914Kw_qsQ18bnyroQ4LkRd3YTMQJSXAodaBZjyV1VTI/s320/shell-edge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361050650353818690" style="cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px; " /></a><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Geneva"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">SUITABLE FOR FRAMING—DECORATED SHELL-EDGE EARTHENWARE</span></p><p></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Geneva"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Geneva">Robert Hunter and George L. Miller</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Geneva"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Geneva"><a href="http://www.ealonline.com/editorial/toc.php?id=0908">http://www.ealonline.com/editorial/toc.php?id=0908</a></p></div>Robert Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05710867202210592714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554826694189492788.post-60140458703281183582009-07-21T18:46:00.000-04:002009-07-21T18:55:44.213-04:00Ceramic Connoisseurs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOk0Wt_A-3_IzhhVQdx4wggvMr1Mb2B6vhkOUWjtc5Ce5GrI2tP4OsPZR59PRwZjH0aDkrR0FAU9lQkD4bc7fWSRuehHiTIBp9960T_r57Q4je-aEIRTvOh6sla53Ox6Neqel707_asw/s1600-h/6-18.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOk0Wt_A-3_IzhhVQdx4wggvMr1Mb2B6vhkOUWjtc5Ce5GrI2tP4OsPZR59PRwZjH0aDkrR0FAU9lQkD4bc7fWSRuehHiTIBp9960T_r57Q4je-aEIRTvOh6sla53Ox6Neqel707_asw/s320/6-18.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361050444584578322" /></a>Robert Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05710867202210592714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554826694189492788.post-14901080092610688742009-07-20T13:22:00.000-04:002009-07-20T13:33:45.742-04:00Dutch Delft in America<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMwhU5S2bUjRKp3YJKnCalOotqhk3wtCWTtI_SMEnpaVCJNSwpUICLmHKSa1sWzw9WWmIUAyOy2LlSEmfNIyTN1zMecy95sQ0Oafxrm0Nc6BZC9qes9Ti2gsWbhCzlC2drGZUhtw_LUU/s1600-h/PunchBowl2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMwhU5S2bUjRKp3YJKnCalOotqhk3wtCWTtI_SMEnpaVCJNSwpUICLmHKSa1sWzw9WWmIUAyOy2LlSEmfNIyTN1zMecy95sQ0Oafxrm0Nc6BZC9qes9Ti2gsWbhCzlC2drGZUhtw_LUU/s320/PunchBowl2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360595537613777602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7kxOjZC8HkEkZKpQtYGTWXAQo78O3EYlvJHXFhKFiKAMHW69CozlUAnuemwurbHBVaTzPmwb4i_Jw8RQ69rOETRq1k49ZDWjgUztK3tz0IUKr0dDnU_TWRFgqeo4x8znbnQ7mkVVshc/s1600-h/PunchBowl.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7kxOjZC8HkEkZKpQtYGTWXAQo78O3EYlvJHXFhKFiKAMHW69CozlUAnuemwurbHBVaTzPmwb4i_Jw8RQ69rOETRq1k49ZDWjgUztK3tz0IUKr0dDnU_TWRFgqeo4x8znbnQ7mkVVshc/s320/PunchBowl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360595396222291890" /></a> <br /><div>Most delft from Colonial American archaeological sites is of English origin, at least after 1660. A recent discovery of several large Dutch punchbowls from the site of Rosewell in Gloucester, Virginia has now provided definitive proof of this material being used in the Chesapeake region in the 1690-1710 period.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFiuNrcoHbRxAh3UO3PuUWq59BHr6kHxGjUNnWTCg29tq44u31rPjg952pHNSyMTacIRuwlHml61kz_6fmjiGnDP-Lgna872r4N3n2ZLoSAQUxC43RLmrm23AjxEzpm62o059qzwVXwg/s1600-h/DutchCharger.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFiuNrcoHbRxAh3UO3PuUWq59BHr6kHxGjUNnWTCg29tq44u31rPjg952pHNSyMTacIRuwlHml61kz_6fmjiGnDP-Lgna872r4N3n2ZLoSAQUxC43RLmrm23AjxEzpm62o059qzwVXwg/s320/DutchCharger.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360596386946383122" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /></div><div>An example of a Dutch dish with similar painting to the punchbowl fragments illustrated above.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Robert Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05710867202210592714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554826694189492788.post-53699582528797789772009-07-20T13:02:00.000-04:002009-08-07T09:19:16.992-04:00David Parr Stoneware Site in Richmond, Virginia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymAS4R08CzWZPDN4zkASuJFt0BXasOVyfUvI1sekx29J6kf3Vthrj4iYA1PHGNZK1U8g2PsTjuKpGQxaGYZJDbUGO8Xnj7VyyIww7QKcibsvZWhh4Xgt9dwLTwpORDleQnSL9NHPWGf8/s1600-h/Parr-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymAS4R08CzWZPDN4zkASuJFt0BXasOVyfUvI1sekx29J6kf3Vthrj4iYA1PHGNZK1U8g2PsTjuKpGQxaGYZJDbUGO8Xnj7VyyIww7QKcibsvZWhh4Xgt9dwLTwpORDleQnSL9NHPWGf8/s320/Parr-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360589244640824818" /></a><br /><div>Recent archaeological investigation of the David Parr Stoneware site by William and Mary Center for Archaeological Research as prototype study for Center for Southern Ceramic Studies.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3OAnuPCI8FE8cmXDiocWDM3YMnKVJjk25thV9eciKp-b7Ne_taXff02A20JxqI2kCcnuzYZgw9FxBICWXsqebfgzLv-yc1as-SREppJyXakFSYHIPur9JykKuFDTgaTHN2jsXW2IGcA/s1600-h/Parr-2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3OAnuPCI8FE8cmXDiocWDM3YMnKVJjk25thV9eciKp-b7Ne_taXff02A20JxqI2kCcnuzYZgw9FxBICWXsqebfgzLv-yc1as-SREppJyXakFSYHIPur9JykKuFDTgaTHN2jsXW2IGcA/s320/Parr-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360592183129509106" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /></div><div>Thousands of fragments were recovered in the two-day field operation. Many important diagnostic examples with capacity marks were collected.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgor7EljfceLg3hzeAcGLq1J6LgA_q1WW_qU-pCwGS6fC9J-QPHS1SOAUThZbdMHXxgmAxVAgY7V74EERgEletQ4d3gzwbu8YAvwpkrqq4ijEo2abEaENBJufy9B-WSbrxx2eVZ9gaQsmQ/s1600-h/Parr-3.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgor7EljfceLg3hzeAcGLq1J6LgA_q1WW_qU-pCwGS6fC9J-QPHS1SOAUThZbdMHXxgmAxVAgY7V74EERgEletQ4d3gzwbu8YAvwpkrqq4ijEo2abEaENBJufy9B-WSbrxx2eVZ9gaQsmQ/s320/Parr-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360593051898862066" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div>One of the sorting tables in the lab showing examples of jar rims.</div><div><br /></div>Robert Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05710867202210592714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554826694189492788.post-32170826511362651632009-07-20T11:31:00.000-04:002009-07-20T11:35:48.402-04:00Embracing the Past to Cope with the Future<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEaFF2GxLmMijh33PtgVmWdoyXZo9tz-Wi_fXuuM_t3bhdyzENAK3Pz_ndiIX_UVr1Er6HV-m3BjYQGjujl4ksYQQdv6JKx5DbEwp3DvQIOpj_8BNu-rDnDVRpmtDDnCXH2SptOgYxVBo/s1600-h/1970+HD+XLCH+Black+white+seat+after+paint+509+003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEaFF2GxLmMijh33PtgVmWdoyXZo9tz-Wi_fXuuM_t3bhdyzENAK3Pz_ndiIX_UVr1Er6HV-m3BjYQGjujl4ksYQQdv6JKx5DbEwp3DvQIOpj_8BNu-rDnDVRpmtDDnCXH2SptOgYxVBo/s320/1970+HD+XLCH+Black+white+seat+after+paint+509+003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360565703342032450" /></a><div>1970 XLCH Sportster</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Then Came Bronson</span> without question was my formative TV program in 1969.</div>Robert Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05710867202210592714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554826694189492788.post-23142680229359857522009-07-20T11:10:00.000-04:002009-07-20T11:26:53.960-04:00Important New Discovery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsHrsEVhi8qg9cM_9Y_aPNOgd0DdHiRDxFgdFfU4WUEcux-DGgCDRf_EqMC4ppyCls6svfQVnZF35q1zEMZPjnH3lyzNdMF6IZi5zC6Tk8MZxV-axA-4pN3ymIch9XgDFUXj1bQVgsCw/s1600-h/EagleJug.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsHrsEVhi8qg9cM_9Y_aPNOgd0DdHiRDxFgdFfU4WUEcux-DGgCDRf_EqMC4ppyCls6svfQVnZF35q1zEMZPjnH3lyzNdMF6IZi5zC6Tk8MZxV-axA-4pN3ymIch9XgDFUXj1bQVgsCw/s320/EagleJug.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360561256118920098" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">New Discovery: An extremely rare American molded jug with Eagle motif. New Jersey or New England, ca. 1840.<br /></p>Robert Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05710867202210592714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554826694189492788.post-88814082673643786242009-07-20T10:58:00.000-04:002009-07-20T11:06:54.139-04:00Here's Looking at You!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGt0EpPuCbu2PZzV3JlCh_2OPhyNlKC8boycVMHkbTt2cSkMSSjee7osrC-a5F94DsyYjBZJ6dmW-35d2wsYwW_ZZ1aQ8sB1sDa2fX48BOTNVFEljTWEuygNQlEKGxcyQY0t-3USRFmAI/s1600-h/2006.6_2.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGt0EpPuCbu2PZzV3JlCh_2OPhyNlKC8boycVMHkbTt2cSkMSSjee7osrC-a5F94DsyYjBZJ6dmW-35d2wsYwW_ZZ1aQ8sB1sDa2fX48BOTNVFEljTWEuygNQlEKGxcyQY0t-3USRFmAI/s320/2006.6_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360557118040606402" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Face Jug, Edgefield, South Carolina, ca. 1860-70. Alkaline-glazed stoneware. Courtesy of the Chipstone Foundation.</span></div>Robert Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05710867202210592714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554826694189492788.post-3786852112665598842009-07-20T10:54:00.000-04:002009-07-20T10:56:25.507-04:00Welcome to Ceramics In AmericaWelcome to my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Ceramics in America</span> blog.Robert Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05710867202210592714noreply@blogger.com0