Salt glazed stoneware and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Salt glazed stoneware is a more durable product than redware. Today, salt glazing is called vapor glazing, a name the technique received from the sodium vapors caused by the salt that the potter throws into the kiln when the pottery reaches high. F and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The greatest examples of american stoneware and redware we have ever sold, including many world auction records. Saltglazed stoneware was common in 19thcentury america, and potters produced it all over the country, often stamping it. Items must fit into a shoebox or sweater box leaving room for 12 inches of packaing materials on all sides. A guide to the history, materials, equipment and techniques of handbuilding, throwing, molding, kilnfiring and glazing pottery and. Salt glaze, in ceramics, a glaze having the texture of orange peel, formed on stoneware by throwing common salt into the kiln at the peak temperature. This plate was made by the now retired eldreth pottery, and is signed and dated 1999.
Hand thrown and decorated by the artists of red wing pottery, with the texture only salt glaze pottery has, it will also light up your life when the power goes out. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Paul bohanna antiques specialises in antique earthenware and stoneware and books about ceramics. Handle is handpulled with triangular crosssection, with rudimentary pinched lower terminal. Saltglazed stoneware, a selection of english and german saltglaze stonewares for sale brown stoneware, westerwald, westerwalt, white stoneware, scratch blue etc. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Full text of the abc of english saltglaze stoneware from dwight to doulton. I approach this book from the viewpoint of a collector with an interest in white saltglazed stoneware and its contemporary british pottery. We may choose, but are not obligated, to ship small, noncomplicated, nonfragile items with a total value of less than 500 within the us via us priority mail. Salt glazed stoneware was common in 19thcentury america, and potters produced it all over the country, often stamping it with their makers marks.
It is fueled by natural gas and forced air burners. Becks is a traditional antique shop in historic fredericksburg, virginia with a large, varied and carefully selected, inventory. The first book on the subject in more than thirty years and the very first book to encompass saltglazed stoneware in britain, not just in staffordshire. Porringers of white saltglazed stoneware the one on the left was. I specialize in antique stoneware, blue decorated stoneware, saltglazed stoneware, antique crocks, jugs, jars, blue and white stoneware, yellow ware, and spongeware.
Here are three outstanding books on ceramic glazes, each directed at a different level of expertise. In about 1720, american potters began producing a form of stoneware developed in europe centuries earlier stoneware glazed with salt and decorated with cobalt blue. Bargain johns antiques carries a wide variety of quality american antique items dating from the 1850 to 1930 time period. Our salt glaze kiln is located at our pottery facility on old west main street in red wing. Abc english salt glaze stoneware dwight doulton abebooks. Circa 1900 new england salt glaze stoneware 8 quart crock with blue arrow decoration. Salt glazing is a technique whereby damp salt is added to the kiln during firing through the firebox or vents at a point above 1200 degrees c. Sodium from the salt combines with silica in the clay to form a glassy coating of sodium silicate. Handmade historicallyinspired saltglazed stoneware and redware pottery by jonathan and jan wright est. If any photos are posted of pottery that isnt true salt glaze it will be deleted. Stoneware has a coarse texture and is often decorated with a brown or gray salt glaze with blue decorations. Enjoy a blended view with the browse all inventory link. Unfollow crocks salt glaze to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Steve harrison designed salt glaze stoneware decorative dish. How to identify antique stoneware markings our pastimes. Close inspection under magnification will demonstrate a lack of a glazeclay boundary, evidence that. Salt glazed stoneware is pottery with a translucent glaze which has a slightly orangepeel texture the salt glaze is formed by throwing salt into the kiln during the higher temperature part of the firing process. Munich breweries gray salt glaze finish stoneware beer stein 0.
And with the move to arkansas we are hopeful we will have a longer firing season. Imported from germany and england and domestically made, salt glazed stoneware vessels were an integral part of daily life in america from the time of european settlement until the dawn of the last century. From sal josephs root beer manufactures 18711873 at 63 river street in paterson nj. Connell gives a good overview of the large variety of modern. Buy saltglaze ceramics first edition by rosemary cochrane isbn. O n this page we offer a glimpse of our stoneware work through the last few years.
Ap1047 scratch blue saltglaze stoneware gr jug paul. Unfollow salt glaze pottery to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Five pottery books to add to your collection the ceramic school. Salt glaze stoneware drinking ale jug, cylindrical neck, and strap handle brown wash, under speckled salt glaze frechen, circa 1600 featuring characteristically sharp tooled shoulder cordons sold there are a few chips at the rim traveling to inner rim.
Salt glazing covers the history of salt glazing and the technical considerationsparticularly kilnsthat set this form of glazing apart from all other studio ceramics. The only ones shown in this new book were made in england of white salt glazed stoneware. Close inspection under magnification will demonstrate a lack of a glazeclay boundary, evidence that the glaze is coming from the clay. In about 1720, american potters began producing a form of stoneware developed in europe centuries earlierstoneware glazed with salt and decorated with cobalt blue. Home shop books nottingham salt glaze stoneware 16901800. 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.
Tall salt glazed stoneware crock with heavy upper rim, incised upper ring and applied ear handles. This is the first comprehensive book on saltglazed stoneware in early america. A narrow form scratchblue stoneware jug with cylindrical ribbed or reeded neck. Please dont hesitate to email me about any particular pieces. I specialize in antique stoneware, blue decorated stoneware, salt glazed stoneware, antique crocks, jugs, jars, blue and white stoneware, yellow ware, and spongeware. Gray stoneware having brown wash under coarse speckled salt glaze. I always have stoneware from many states, as well as items from specific collecting categories. Full text of the abc of english saltglaze stoneware from.
Salt glaze is the original red wing method of glazing pottery. Birds on a crock new england stoneware auction records vermont, massachusetts, connecticut, etc. Dated 1999, indentations to handled sides, covered in a mottled blue, stamped crown mark and 1999, diameter 23. The use of salt glaze results in a rough texture on the surface of a stoneware crock. Bennington stoneware stoneware early american stoneware. Salt glaze stoneware creamer pitcher m schilz germany. This oil burning lamp is a beautiful and functional addition to your home. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. See more ideas about stoneware, glazes for pottery and pottery. Turned flared foot with flat base which has kiln debris. This is the first comprehensive book on salt glazed stoneware in early america. Please dont hesitate to email me about any particular pieces or potters you might want for your collection.
German saltglazed pottery marks home guides sf gate. Gray stoneware having brown wash under coarse speckled saltglaze. It is unused, with the original price tag still on the back. This book is a good introduction into pottery for beginners and covers a variety of topics that someone just starting in pottery might not consider. Due to the inexact science of controlling the salt application, each and every piece is unique. The most common antique salt glaze material is ceramic. Nottingham salt glaze stoneware 16901800 bbr auctions online. Saltglazed stoneware in early america by skerry, janine e hood, suzanne findlen and a great selection of related books, art and. Saltglaze stoneware was first introduced, from the rhine basin, in the 16th century. Sodium from the salt reacts with silica in the clay body to form a glassy coating of sodium silicate, hence salt glazed. Bargain johns antiques stoneware archives bargain johns. Salt glazed pie plate or dish, picturing a basket of apples. A few illustrated pieces use stamped blue decoration over white glaze. American stoneware is a type of stoneware pottery popular in 19th century north america.
Make offer vintage salt glazed studio art stoneware pottery bowl dated and signed, a109 vtg. This book, however, does not really deal with true salt glaze, hand decorated pottery prior to 1900. It was the first thin, durable and corrosion resistant pottery to be made in europe. Check out leigh kenos antiques roadshow appraisal of this three saltglazed stoneware jugs, ca. From the most updated price guides and makers marks research online. 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 rich tones of salt glaze were the latest technology in 17thcentury england, supplanting rough peasant earthenwares and, in turn, being replaced by cream ware and bone china. Most illustrated stoneware is first covered with white glaze and then with additional diffuse colored glaze usually blue.
Saltglaze or salt glaze pottery is pottery, usually stoneware, with a glaze of glossy, translucent. Imported from germany and england and domestically made, saltglazed stoneware vessels were an integral part of daily life in america from the time of european settlement until the dawn of the last century. White saltglazed stoneware of the british isles acc art books. Antique stoneware, jars, mugs, bottles, pitchers, bennington. Saltglaze or salt glaze pottery is pottery, usually stoneware, with a glaze of glossy, translucent and slightly orangepeellike texture which was formed by throwing common salt into the kiln during the higher temperature part of the firing process. Antique bellarmine, graybeard, greybeard, westerwald. Salt glaze was justly revived in the 20th century, but the only two books that came out of the revival are now out of print. Make offer antique stoneware salt glaze crock picket rim bowl dark brown chocolate glaze. Salt glazed stoneware, a selection of english and german salt glaze stonewares for sale brown stoneware, westerwald, westerwalt, white stoneware, scratch blue etc. Circa 1870 german westerwald salt glazed stoneware dancing farmers motif lidded stein. Exceptional fourgallon stoneware jug with elaborate cobalt double pheasant decoration, stamped j.
Huge quantities of flaggons, jugs and mugs were imported over the next 100 years, including the famous greybeards or bellarmines. For this reason the title could be somewhat misleading to some. Salt glaze or salt glaze pottery is pottery, usually stoneware, with a glaze of glossy, translucent and slightly orangepeellike texture which was formed by throwing common salt into the kiln during the higher temperature part of the firing process. Minnesota stoneware united states docs crocks stoneware. The abc of english saltglaze stoneware from dwight to doulton, a b c series for collectors by blacker, j. Salt glaze is the tell tale sign of a piece of antique stoneware and it is recognizable by the salty or pebbled surface on a stoneware crock. This jug is in very good condition other than a bit of restoration to small area of lip cordon. Woodbridge, suffolk, eng antique collectors club, 2005. Old 1871 paterson new jersey glazed pottery stoneware root beer jug.
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