The practical book of early American arts and crafts . Fig. 3. A, Sgraffito Mug, Eastern Pennsylvania. John T. Morris Collection, Penn-sylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art. B, Tobacco Jar, red ground withcream-coloured and black slip decoration; c, 1830. Courtesy of Dr. Edwin AtLee Barber. tumbler shaped, flaring towards the top, withouthandle; flower holders or vases of different shapes moreor less fanciful; pitchers large and small; tea canisters;coffee-pots; sugar bowls; cream pitchers; ink stands;sand shakers and toys in the form of birds, animals,whistles, and miniature eating and
The practical book of early American arts and crafts . Fig. 3. A, Sgraffito Mug, Eastern Pennsylvania. John T. Morris Collection, Penn-sylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art. B, Tobacco Jar, red ground withcream-coloured and black slip decoration; c, 1830. Courtesy of Dr. Edwin AtLee Barber. tumbler shaped, flaring towards the top, withouthandle; flower holders or vases of different shapes moreor less fanciful; pitchers large and small; tea canisters;coffee-pots; sugar bowls; cream pitchers; ink stands;sand shakers and toys in the form of birds, animals,whistles, and miniature eating and drinking pieces of domestic utility were made by thefarmer potters from about 1720 to about 1850. The slip-ware was of two sorts, commercial or com-mon, which was produced in large quantities; and the 228 EARLY AMERICAN ARTS AND CRAFTS finer articles, elaborately decorated, that were made infulfillment of special orders or for presentation pieces,and, for that reason, cannot be said to have ever hadany strictly commercial value. In the
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