MA RKS A ME RI CA N POTTE RS E DWI N AT LE E BAR BE R , A . M . , Cu ra tor a nd S ecreta ry of M e P ennsylva nia M am » : a “ e re n A m rica n Glasswa , Old a d N ew er P ott s, E m. ' ' OF 1000 M ARKS , AN D I LLUS TRA N ON S E XAM P LE S O F AM E R I CAN WA R ES . PA T T E R SO N Wa rn : O M P A N Y C , P HlL A DBL P HlA . P A . P re fa c e ; HE first attempt to figure the marks of Ame rican potters was made by the author in his P ottery and P orcelain o the U nited S tates in 18 i which less han one f , 93, n t ar e ound r n al on the ea r er w r s were v ieti s, f p i cip ly li a e , ’ Previous to tha t time none of the manuals on potters it is o ntr h c u y. T he s o e of h s wor as or na la ned h een c p t i k, igi lly p n , as b - e rat ons wh c full pag illust i , i h a es and man of the p g , y copied from examples of ware in the of Ame rican Pottery and Porcelain in the n a se m emor a a ade h a . a i Mu u , M i l H ll , Phil lp i er, 1904 . A M } ? CONTEN TS . o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O EN GL A N D P OTTE R I E S P OTTE R I E S OF T H E S OU TH E R N STA TE S or T H E WE S TE R N S TA TE S 169 I LLUSTRATI ONS . - ream wa re ruit asket onnin orris hiladel hia 1 0 . r C F B , B M , P p , 77 ’ o - s enn s lvania German arber s asin about 1 0 P y B B , 75 ‘ p S raflito ar b acob choll about 18 0 . c g J , y J S , 3 Hard orcelain itcher b T ucker Hul e 1828 r P P , y m , n orc l in r mi h if o l l i 1 e a tche s t e C . hi ade h a 8 0 e P Pi , S , F , P p , 3 f i r p ase o tche , showing mark of mith Fife C0 B P S , x Portrait of Ralph Bagnall Beech m te hen Gira rd Vase b al h a nall eech p , p g S y R B B , Hard orcelain T ea S et K urlbaum chwartz 18 s P , S , 53 0 - t p M a olica Vase t nixville otter 1880 j , P y, i h r aked E arthenware tam s t nixville otter B S p , P y, mP Grou of otter b tudents enns lvania useum and p P y , y S P y M School of Industrial A rt 3 Yellow Ware itcher erse it otter 18 0 { P , J y C y P y, 3 T ea P ot and reamer erse it otter 1 0 C , J y C y P y , 84 Harrison Water tche r e rse it otter 18 0 Pi , J y C y P y, 4 “ ” anova late erse t otter 18 0 C P , J y Ci y P y, 4 E llsworth itcher il n ton stbur oulson P , M li g , A y P , Portrait of Charles Coxon ne ar u s l in end r Bro Sto w e M g , Char es W g e toneware u Crolius otter N ew Y ork 1 8 S J g , P y , , 77 toneware a r b aul ushman lban N ew York 180 . S J . y P C , A y , , 9 Decorated u alamander Works N ew Yo rk about 18 0 . J g , S , , 5 White Ware itcher b ames arr N ew York 18 6 . P , y J C , , 7 “ ” Libert Cu and aucer U nion orc elain Works 18 6 y p S , P , 7 Volkmar o r otter o rona N ew York 18 s C y P y , C , , 95 a aience anufactur n om an Vase 188 . F M i g C p y, , 9 toneware M u carved b harles enham 18 8 S g, y C C. B , 9 wB own lazed itcher o rton enton 18 0 r G P , N F , 4 ’ P ariah itche r enton s Wo rks ennin ton Ver ont 18 . a P , F , B g , m , 45 ' 0 lint E nameled Ware ennin ton Vermont 18 $ . Q F , B g , , 49 h m ff E nn 18 a o U rn . W e ett n ee . $ 9 M g C , B , 53 PE N N SYLVAN I A . H H BO NNI N 81 MORRIS , P ILADEL P IA . iest mark of any kind that ha s yet been discov pottery or porce lain occurs on a ru s or o enwor aske w h it di h p k b t , it of Bonnin Blue Dec o rations U nd er la ze . , g P nn M u m. h la 1 0. I n th e e s vania seu p . 77 yl known whether this character was in ilade l hia the a e f man a re or p , pl c o uf ctu , name of the painter of the floral device i r a e a 8 the interior of the dish . It s p ob bl th t m r m o e the ro r e ors to s n a k , e pl y d by p p i t di ti I I guish their ware from similar de signs of that ere e n ro e at Bow and or es er E w b i g p duc d W c t , s is t on n n e r m di h, which he ly k ow pi ce f o this has been deposite d in the Pennsylvania Mu ran n ns F kli I titute . P ENNS YL VANIA - GER M AN P OT T E R I T he old German potters of Eastern made S lip- deco rated * 1 0 to 1 8 0 se few mar s . ome of 73 5 , u d but k S recent wares are stampe d with a circular mark re e res n a e the S es or s a es o f li f figu , which i dic t iz h p the os e m o e r in s o n At J ph S ith P tt y , Buck C u ty , ere re en mar e rom a o 1 6 to the w f qu tly k d , f b ut 7 7 of the s en r the d a e of manufactu la t c tu y, with t n m f h m r O ne f es e marks oc r a e o t e ake . o th cu s glazed potte ry barre was scratche d in the Other P e mar s enr o e s ma e ornamen al H R I Q k . H y R ud bu h d t i on om r n ate s n e o P a . on h pl M tg y C u ty , , whic n m i as on oun m s ” 01! a e s occ i ally f d . Exa ple that 23 ” fll no n a r a e ran n rom 1 1 1 1 1 k w be d t s gi g f 8 to 8 6 . I n some instances his initials alone appear. am e T ro e of the sam e o n a so m de S u l x l , c u ty , l a sgraflito earthenwa re o f a highly decorative char a ter c s a bore his name and a es rom a o 1 82 c , whi h u u lly d t f b ut 1 c ona hi ini i r o n n to 833 . O c a si lly s t a ls a e f u d o the backs 0 a es s ra c e in the c a . pl t , c t h d l y Georg Hiibene r was a nother Pennsylvania - Germ an potter who ha d an establi shm ent in the same county be tween 1 785 nd 1 m a r en r r flito a 798 . He a de e th wa e decorate d in the sg a s e res of eaco s s an d o e r m o es and tyl , with figu p ck , tulip th tiv ns r n h f m n r c a s ona his i c ipti o s with t e dates o a ufactu e .