American stoneware bottles books

Please feel free to message or call to enqire about current inventory available for sale. The resulting jugs were so hard that they defy scratching even with a steel knife. Chapters describe the handworked method of turning clay into pots, common and uncommon forms, marks and varieties of decoration, the glazes employed, and the firing process. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Members check back often to see what resources have been added. Antique north bay new york decorated bird stoneware jug. We buy, consign and sell antique bottles in our online auction including old whiskeys, bitters, sodas, mineral waters, beers, inks, flasks, medicines, historical flasks, fruit and pickle jars, utility, barber bottles, gin, dutch onions, nippers and more. There are a couple wonderful books on the subject available in the resource page of this website. Simple, antique utilitarian stoneware like jugs, crocks, churns, bowls, and pitchers are valued now due to how they were uniquely manufactured. A history and study paperback january 1, 1995 by david graci author. Fohbc 2016 sacramento national antique bottle convention. Prior to firing, the artisans would decorate the vessel with blue, painted designs. A modern technical definition is a vitreous or semivitreous ceramic made primarily from stoneware clay or nonrefractory fire clay.

American bottle auctions recently sold a rare western variant for thousands of dollars. How to identify antique stoneware markings our pastimes. American stoneware collectors llc antique stoneware. Bennington stoneware stoneware early american stoneware. Although these stoneware bottles are frequently described as gin bottles, the truth is actually far more interesting. Antique stoneware covered crockjaradvertisement rivera brand fruit butter sear. Some books are quite general, like decorated stoneware pottery of north america, by donald blake webster, while others are very specific, like the pottery of the shenandoah valley region, by h. Club members have bought and donated the list of books below. A history and study paperback january 1, 1995 by david graci author visit amazons david graci page. This book is intended to address that subject, and to list the names of producers and users of these vessels. Offering early american stoneware beer bottles we have a nice selection of common to rare stoneware beer bottles from all over specializing items made in new england from 1840s to 1880s.

Newmans key made a noble attempt at simplifying bottle dating, but is weakened by the fact that the. American stoneware bottles is the only publication dealing with the truly early hand made americana utilitarian product known as stoneware bottles. You can also try one of the many books on antique american stoneware. American stoneware jugs and crocks, like those manufactured elsewhere, were fired at high temperatures. The author is an expert on poughkeepsie stoneware and this popular outofprint book has become increasingly more difficult to find. The most common stoneware bottle material is ceramic. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Buy stoneware bottles 1st edition by askey, derek isbn. American stoneware bottles 1995 edition open library. Bottle references society of historical archaeology.

There are not many general books on this subject so i bought it to learn about the different potteries around the country. A stoneware crock protects the contents from light. The history of stoneware vessel production in america and canada is told along with outstanding photographs of over 300 important pieces from the 18th century forward. Ketchum is a valuable book for those who collect or sell stoneware. American manufactured stoneware beer bottles are commonly found in the eastern states.

Stoneware the moerlein gerst brewing co old jug nashville bier bottle beer b. Books for antique bottle collectors antique bottle collectors haven. No hutchs or blob tops you can restock for flea markets or bottle showers. American stoneware bottles by david graci, 1995, calem pub. Earthenware pottery is distinct from porcelain in that it is made from a coarse, ironbearing clay. Antique glass bottles their history and evolution 15001850. American stoneware bottles a history and study david graci 1995 many books have been written covering the subject of stoneware and its method of production. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Click to read more about american stoneware bottles. Historically, across the world, it has been developed after. Free shipping on everything at overstock your online dinnerware store.

American pressed glass and figure bottles albert christian revi, 1973. They were made from the 1700s to the beginning of the 20th century, mostly in the rhine river region of germany. The predominant houseware of the era, citation needed it was usually covered in a salt glaze and often decorated using cobalt oxide to produce bright blue decoration the vernacular term crocks is often used to describe this type of pottery, citation needed though the term crock is not seen in. The earliest reference i could find was an 1764 ad which offered among other things, bibles, spelling books, primmers gloucester cheese and bottled beer. Docs crocks offers american, blue decorated, salt glazed, antique stoneware, crocks, jugs, jars, and spongeware. Intended for collectors, this book surveys the utilitarian stoneware that was produced by american potteries from 1630 to the early 20th century. Set of 3 french glazed stoneware bottles, mid century modern striking collection of glazed pottery bottles, 1950s70s retro bottle vases. I consider it a companion to the pottery and porcelain collectors handbook also by. May 26, 2018 this is a joint effort of posts devoted to the history of american stoneware. See more ideas about stoneware, antique stoneware, stoneware crocks.

Box 415 3 north first street pierceton, in 46562 usa telephone. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. This 8 x11 publication has 107 pages containing information on over 1,500 stoneware bottles, with many being identified as to location and date. Exhibition catalog published in 2007 by the albany institute of history and art. None have singled out the american stoneware bottle as a separate study. Antique stoneware, jars, mugs, bottles, pitchers, bennington. The author has made a good synthesis of many regional studies of folk pottery. Whether vitrified or not, it is nonporous does not soak up liquids. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. American stoneware is a type of stoneware pottery popular in 19th century north america. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Stoneware books home stoneware selections pottery billheads stoneware collecting archives. American potters produced a variety of wares named after the color of the clay used, but by far the most common american pottery made in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was redware, earthenware made from the red clay readily available along most of the eastern seaboard. Stoneware is a rather broad term for pottery or other ceramics fired at a relatively high temperature.

It is a companion volume to ketchums american redware holt, 1991, which it resembles in coverage and format. Brown stoneware beer, soda, ale bottle portland maine. Ginger beer bottles garner popularity among collectors antique. I know for sure three more books will be in this group next week, i.

Please dont hesitate to email me about any particular pieces. To the authors knowledge, the first serious attempt at using a key to date american bottles was done in a 1970 historical archaeology journal article entitled a dating key for posteighteenth century bottles by t. Digger odell answers your questions about antique beer bottles. Beginning early in the 1800s, utilitarian items of stoneware except bottles were made almost exclusively in the united states. The american bottle co a study in contrasts and contradictions lockhart, bill, pete schulz, bill lindsey, carol serr, david whitten, and beau schreiver much of this section was originally published in bottles and extras as the dating game. Some books are better than others, but many exist on this subject. Antique fakes and reproductions ruth webb lee, 1938. Potters used a saltglazing process to create a glasslike finish on the crocks when they were fired. Salt glazed stoneware gr jug, large westerwald krug, germany, circa 17301745 a tall and very bulbus example, cobalt and manganese, applied roundel, gr, 12. Buy bottle collecting first edition by fletcher, edward isbn. Very rare blue top fall river mass kay and francis stoneware beer bottle.