Ceramics of the United States

"Uncle Tom's Cabin," a figure group made in 1894 at the J. Eberly & Co., Strasburg, Va. Hand molded by Levi Begerly and Theodore Fleet, the figure is inscribed "From Fisher's Hill Battle Fields, Sept. 1864." It commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Union's victory in General Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley campaign.

Information or research assistance regarding ceramics of the United States is frequently requested from the Smithsonian Institution. The following selected bibliography has been prepared to assist those interested in this topic.

See also: Ceramics of the United States by Region; Pennsylvania Ceramics

Atterbury, Paul J. and Ellen P. Denker . 20th Century Ceramics; A Collector's Guide to British and North American Factory Produced Ceramics. Antique Collector's Club, 1999.

Bagdade, Susan D., Allen D. Bagdade. Warman's American Pottery and Porcelain. Willow Grove, PA: Wallace-Homestead Book Co, 1994.

Barber, Edwin Atlee. The Pottery and Porcelain of the United States. 1893. Reprint (Rev. ed., 1909). New York: Feingold & Lewis, 1979.

Clark, Garth. A Century of Ceramics in The United States, 1878-1978: A Study of Its Development. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1979.

_____. American Ceramics, 1876 to the Present. New York: Abbeville Press, 1987.

Clement, Arthur W. Our Pioneer Potters. New York: Privately printed, 1947.

Conroy, Barbara J. Restaurant China: Identification & Value Guide for Restaurant, Airline, Ship & Railroad Dinnerware. Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1998.

Cox, Susan N., ed. 20th Century American Ceramics Price Guide. Dubuque, IA: Antique Trader Books, 1996.

Cunningham, Jo. The Best of Collectible Dinnerware: With Values. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1995.

_____. Collectible Dinnerware. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1999.

_____. The Collector=s Encyclopedia of American Dinnerware. Paducah, KY, Collector Books, 1982.

Denker, Ellen, and Bert Denker. The Warner Collector's Guide to North American Pottery and Porcelain. New York: Warner Books, 1982.

Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney. American Porcelain, 1770-1920. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989.

Greer, Georgeanna H. American Stonewares: The Art and Craft of Utilitarian Potters. Revised edition. Exton, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1996.

Guilland, Harold F. Early American Folk Pottery. Philadelphia: Chilton Book Company, 1971.

Jasper , Joanne. Turn of the Century American Dinnerware, 1880s to 1920s: Identification and Value Guide. Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1996.

Kamm, Dorothy. American Painted Porcelain: Collector's Identification & Value Guide. Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1997.

Kerr, Ann. Russel Wright Dinnerware: Designs for the American Table. Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1985.

Ketchum, William C., Jr. American Country Pottery: Yellowware and Spongeware. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.

_____. American Redware. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1991.

_____. Pottery & Porcelain. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983.

Klein, Benjamin. The Collector's Illustrated Price Guide to Russel Wright Dinnerware. Smithtown, NY: Exposition Press, 1981.

Lehner, Lois. Complete Book of American Kitchen and Dinnerwares. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead, 1980.

Leibowitz, Joan. Yellow Ware: The Transitional Ceramic. West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1985.

Levin, Elaine. The History of American Ceramics, 1607 to the Present; From Pipkins and Bean Pots to Contemporary Forms. New York: H. N. Abrams, 1988.

Lowrance, Terry, Kay Lowrance, and Terry G. Taylor. Collector's Encyclopedia of Salt Glaze Stoneware : Identification & Value Guide. Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1996.

Noel-Hume, Ivor. A Guide to Artifacts of Colonial America. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970.

Pina, Leslie. Pottery: Modern Wares. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1997.

Quimby, Ian M.G., ed. Ceramics in America. Winterthur Conference Report, 1972. Charlottesville: The University Press of Virginia, 1973.

Ramsay, John. American Potters and Pottery. Boston: Hale, Cushman, & Flint, 1939.

Rebert, M. Charles. American Majolica, 1850-1900. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead Book Company, 1981.

Rinker, Harry L. Dinnerware of the 20th Century: The Top 500 Patterns. New York: House of Collectibles, 1997.

Spargo, John. Early American Pottery and China. Century Library of American Antiques. New York and London: The Century Company, 1926.

Stradling, Diana, and J. Garrison Stradling, eds. The Art of the Potter: Redware and Stoneware. New York: Main Street Press/Universe Books, 1977.

Strong, Susan R. History of American Ceramics : An Annotated Bibliography. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1983.

Webster, Donald B. Decorated Stoneware Pottery of North America. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1971.

Weidner, Ruth Irwin. American Ceramics before 1930. (Bibliography) Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1982.

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