Antique Blue-White Staffordshire American Scenic Pottery / Scarce Book

Description: THE BLUE-CHINA BOOK: Early American Scenes and History Pictured in the Pottery of the Time by Ada Walker Camehl, Dover Publications, NY, 1971 ”The authoritative guide to Staffordshire pottery, a collector’s item in which America’s early history is graphically depicted.” Illustrated with over 200 black-and-white captioned photographs, this rare out-of-print book also contains rich narrative on the history and production of antique blue-and-white pottery and porcelain. ”During the early 19th century many of the famous Staffordshire potters specialized in a type of pictorial china, mostly blue, designed for export to North America, and depicting American landscapes, cities, buildings, celebrities, and historical scenes. In this engaging book, the author shows that this pottery is not only a valuable record of American town and country as it was then, but also forms a surprising comprehensive history of early America.” In addition to marks, valuable to collectors for identification and evaluation, the text deals with American scenes transferred onto blue and white china. “Enthusiastically the author takes us on a blue-china tour, from colonial Quebec to the frontier town of Detroit, form the rolling hills of Virginia to the vast and unknown Louisiana territory.” This interweaving of history and decorative arts reveals the themes that were close to the hearts and minds of our great-parents, such as urban scenes in New York, Boston, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia—as well as notable events such as General Lafayette’s visit to America, Revolutionary War scenes, Benjamin Franklin’s published wisdom, and the opening of the Erie canal. This edition features new appendices on “The White House Collection of Presidential China,” “Checking List of American Views Found Upon English Old Pottery,” “The Willow Pattern and other Important Blue-China Series,” and “List of British Potters Employing Identifiable Marks on Wares Made for the American Market.” There is a great deal of fascinating information in this book, and 200 illustrations, mostly in black and white, to support the text. Here is a fine addition to the reference library of any dealer, collector, or appraiser of blue-china, English porcelain and Americana memorialized on fine pottery. 5.4” x 8.4” softback in good condition. *** edges of book slightly scuffed, not evident in photo. Salutation to previous owner on the first blank page. *** 327 pages plus approximately 125 black-and-white photo plates. FREE media mail shipping and handling for deliveries within the 50 United States. Rates vary for international mailings.

Price: 30 USD

Location: Phillipsburg, Kansas

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