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The potters of Trenton, New Jersey, 1850-1902 : a study in the industrialization of skilled trades / by Marc Jeffrey Stern

Author:
Stern, Marc Jeffrey  Search this
Physical description:
2 v. (845 leaves)
Type:
Books
Place:
New Jersey
Trenton
Trenton (N.J.)
Date:
1987
1986
Topic:
Potters  Search this
Clay industries  Search this
Potters--Labor unions  Search this
Pottery  Search this
Ceramic industries  Search this
Industries  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
HD8039.P82 U6 1986a
HD8039.P82U6 1986a
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
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Mutable ceramic and clay art in India since 1947 Sindhura D.M. ; introduction by Annapurna Garimella ; with an essay by Kristine Michael

Editor:
M., Sindhura D  Search this
Writer of introduction:
Garimella, Annapurna  Search this
Contributor:
Michael, Kristine  Search this
Publisher:
Piramal Art Gallery (Mumbai, India)  Search this
Physical description:
204 pages color illustrations 28 x 28 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
History
Catalogues d'exposition
Place:
India
Inde
Date:
2020
20th century
21st century
20e siècle
21e siècle
Topic:
Pottery, Indic  Search this
Clay figurines--History  Search this
Figurines d'argile--Histoire  Search this
Clay figurines  Search this
Data Source:
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Gongyi Huangye yao = Gongyi Huangye kiln Henan Sheng wen wu kao gu yan jiu yuan, Zhongguo wen hua yi chan yan jiu yuan, Riben Nailiang wen hua cai yan jiu suo bian zhu

Title:
巩义黄冶窑 = Gongyi Huangye kiln / 河南省文物考古研究院, 中国文化遗产研究院, 日本奈良文化财研究所编著
Gongyi Huangye kiln
Editor:
Henan Sheng wen wu kao gu yan jiu yuan  Search this
Zhongguo wen hua yi chan yan jiu yuan  Search this
Nara Kokuritsu Bunkazai Kenkyūjo  Search this
Physical description:
2 volumes illustrations (some color), maps 29 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
China
Gongyi Shi
He nan sheng
Gong yi shi
Gongyi Shi (China)
Date:
2016
Tang-Five dynasties, 618-960
Topic:
Three-color ware  Search this
Ceramic industries--History  Search this
Pottery, Chinese  Search this
Ceramic industries  Search this
Ci yao yi zhi--fa jue bao gao  Search this
Pottery, Chinese--Tang-Five dynasties  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
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Glen Lukens papers, 1920-1983

Creator:
Lukens, Glen, 1887-1967  Search this
Citation:
Glen Lukens papers, 1920-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Theme:
Craft  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9181
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211376
AAA_collcode_lukeglen
Theme:
Craft
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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Charles Volkmar papers, 1827-1985

Creator:
Volkmar, Charles, 1841-1914  Search this
Subject:
Harpignies, Henri  Search this
Jacque, Charles Emile  Search this
Millet, Jean François  Search this
Volkmar, Carl  Search this
Volkmar, Charles  Search this
Volkmar, Leon  Search this
Type:
Sketchbooks
Citation:
Charles Volkmar papers, 1827-1985. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Decorative arts  Search this
Ceramics  Search this
Theme:
Diaries  Search this
Craft  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)10189
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213244
AAA_collcode_volkchar
Theme:
Diaries
Craft
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
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Kyōgi Kōyayō hakkutsu chōsa hōkoku Nara Bunkazai Kenkyūjo, Kanan Bunbutsu Kōko Kenkyūin

Title:
奈良 : 国立文化財機構奈良文化財研究所, 2021
Editor:
Nara Kokuritsu Bunkazai Kenkyūjo  Search this
Henan Sheng wen wu kao gu yan jiu yuan  Search this
Physical description:
3 volumes illustrations (some color) 30 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
China
Gongyi Shi
Date:
2021
Tang-Five dynasties, 618-960
Topic:
Three-color ware  Search this
Ceramic industries--History  Search this
Pottery, Chinese  Search this
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1158095

[Trade catalogs from Richard L. Cawood Co.]

Company Name:
Richard L. Cawood Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Patterson Foundry & Machine Co. ;  Search this
Notes content:
Grinding pebbles for fine grinding for mining, metallurgical, chemical and ceramic industries ; flint grinding pebbles ; Arlcy (brand) ;
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
7 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
East Liverpool, Ohio, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Mills and milling supplies  Search this
Ceramics; pottery; glass; crystal; china; bricks; and stones  Search this
Foundries; supplies and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Ceramics  Search this
Foundries  Search this
Glass  Search this
Milling machinery  Search this
Porcelain  Search this
Pottery  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_10212
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
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[Trade catalogs from General Ceramics Co.]

Variant company name:
Keasbey, NJ ;  Search this
Company Name:
General Ceramics Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Advanced Vacuum Products Inc. (Stamford, CT) ; General Ceramics and Steatite Corp. (Chemical Equipment Div. - Keasbey, NJ) ; Chemical Stoneware Div. ; Steatite Div. ; Macalaster Bicknell Co. (Cambridge, MA) ; German American Stoneware ;  Search this
Notes content:
High grade acid proof chemical stoneware ; centrifugal pumps ; "ADVAC" ceramic-to-metal hermetic seals ; high grade acid and temperature resisting fused silica ; High frequency steatite insulators ; spark plug ceramic cores ; acid towers ; laboratory sinks ; "Steatite" and "Ultra-Steatite" insulators ; "The Story of the Ceramics Industry" ; The Evolution of Industrial Ceramics" ; stoneware tanks for developing film ; chemical stoneware for acid, alkali, dyestuff, pharmaceutical, chemical, explosive, poison gas, etc. and other corrosive chemicals ;
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
50 pieces; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
New York, New York, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Photographic equipment and supplies  Search this
Ceramics; pottery; glass; crystal; china; bricks; and stones  Search this
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Pumping machinery and air compressors  Search this
Laboratories and laboratory supplies and equipment  Search this
Chemicals and chemical products  Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Topic:
"Laboratories -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
Air-compressors  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Cameras  Search this
Ceramics  Search this
Chemicals  Search this
Glass  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Photographic industry  Search this
Porcelain  Search this
Pottery  Search this
Pumping machinery industry  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_18047
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
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[Trade catalogs from General Kiln & Furnace Corp.]

Company Name:
General Kiln & Furnace Corp.  Search this
Notes content:
Continuous tunnel kiln type "Kerakilns" for the ceramic industry.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
New York, New York, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Ceramics; pottery; glass; crystal; china; bricks; and stones  Search this
Topic:
Ceramics  Search this
Glass  Search this
Porcelain  Search this
Pottery  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_18158
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
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[Trade catalogs from Lead Industries Association]

Company Name:
Lead Industries Association  Search this
Related companies:
Lead Industries Assn.  Search this
Notes content:
Technical information , data , and reports : "Useful Information about Lead" ; "Improved Sound Barriers Employing Lead" ; "Lead in the Ceramic Industries" ; "Adapting Leaden Fittings to the Modern House" ; "Red Lead Paint Formulations" ; "Red Lead Based Paint Systems" ; "Primers for Railroad Structures and Rolling Stock" ; "Painting Highway Structural Steel" ; "Recommended Surface Preparation of Steel for Red Lead Paints" . "Lead" newsletter ; "Lead Pipe" , manufacture and uses of lead pipe, with "the new lead pipe standards" .
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
13 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
New York, New York, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Architectural designs and building materials  Search this
Brass; bronze and specialty metals  Search this
Ceramics; pottery; glass; crystal; china; bricks; and stones  Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Metalwork products (architectural and ornamental)  Search this
Paint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.  Search this
Plumbing supplies and fixtures  Search this
Topic:
"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this
Adhesives  Search this
Architectural design  Search this
Architectural metal-work  Search this
Art metal-work  Search this
Brass  Search this
Bronze  Search this
Building materials  Search this
Ceramics  Search this
Glass  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Metal-work  Search this
Metals  Search this
Paint industry and trade  Search this
Plumbing equipment industry  Search this
Plumbing fixtures  Search this
Porcelain  Search this
Pottery  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_26075
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
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[Trade catalogs from Philadelphia Quartz Co.]

Variant company name:
Est. 1831 as soap and candle company ; http://www.pqcorp.com/corporate/PQHistory.asp ; http://invention.smithsonian.org/resources/MIND_Repository_Details.aspx?rep_id=369  Search this
Company Name:
Philadelphia Quartz Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Elkinton Co. ; Potters Industries ; PQ Corp.  Search this
Notes content:
1931 aniversary book entitled "Beginning Another Century" ; circa 1930s-1950s catalogs ; soluble silicates ; detergent developments ; use of silicates in drilling through difficult rock formations (by oil companies) ; use of Metso alkali cleaner ; curing concrete roads ; silicates for cleaning textiles, dishes, floors and walls, farm animals (dairies) and to wash milk bottles in creameries ; Metso for use in electroplating industries ; use of silicates of soda in soap making ; silica of soda cements ; handling tank cars of silicate of soda ; detergent value of sodium metasilicate ; chemical control of heaving shale ; sodium silicates in water to prevent corrosion ; textile processing ; silicates of soda grades and their uses ; egg preserving with silicate of soda ; silicate of soda in paper making ; silicate of soda in ceramic industries ; bleaching paper pulps with s of s ; coating paper board with s of s ; effects of alkaline detergents upon metals ; surface treating concrete for greater permanency ; silicate of soda in the building industry ; silicates of soda in testing & lining cooperage (wooden barrels) ; Bulletin 52-19 "Treatment of raw and waste waters"
Includes:
Trade catalog, manual and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
121 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Architectural designs and building materials  Search this
Ceramics; pottery; glass; crystal; china; bricks; and stones  Search this
Chemicals and chemical products  Search this
Cleaning tools and supplies  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Foods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.)  Search this
Livestock and fisheries  Search this
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Measuring; calculating and testing devices  Search this
Metalwork products (architectural and ornamental)  Search this
Mills and milling supplies  Search this
Mining machinery; equipment and supplies  Search this
Paint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.  Search this
Printing; publishing; paper and bookselling (including type specimens)  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Textiles and textile machinery  Search this
Waste Management (including water treatment; recycling; refuse collection; industrial waste; etc.)  Search this
Well drilling equipment: water; oil; etc.  Search this
Topic:
"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this
"Recycling (Waste, etc.)"  Search this
Adhesives  Search this
Animal industry  Search this
Architectural design  Search this
Architectural metal-work  Search this
Art metal-work  Search this
Barrels  Search this
Beverage industry  Search this
Book industries and trade  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Building materials  Search this
Calculators  Search this
Ceramics  Search this
Chemicals  Search this
Cleaning compounds  Search this
Cleaning machinery and appliances  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Distilleries  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Fisheries  Search this
Food industry and trade  Search this
Gas well drilling  Search this
Glass  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Livestock  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_31980
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
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[Trade catalogs from National Engineering Co.]

Company Name:
National Engineering Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Simpson Technologies Corp. ; Simpson Brick Press Co. (Chicago)  Search this
Notes content:
Mixers ; Simpson Mixers ( brand name ) ; includes blueprints and correspondence ; sand preparing reclaiming conditioning and control ; sand and mold handling equipment for foundries and refractories and the ceramic industry ; mixers for the chemical process industry ; aerators ; mulling equipment ; a substantial history of the company can be found at: http://www.simpsongroup.com/aboutus/stc_profile.htm
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
42 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Chemicals and chemical products  Search this
Foundries; supplies and equipment  Search this
Construction and earth-moving machinery  Search this
Ceramics; pottery; glass; crystal; china; bricks; and stones  Search this
Topic:
Ceramics  Search this
Chemicals  Search this
Construction equipment  Search this
Earthmoving machinery  Search this
Foundries  Search this
Glass  Search this
Porcelain  Search this
Pottery  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_32910
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_32910

[Trade catalogs from W. N. Best Corporation]

Variant company name:
W. N. Best Inc.; W. N. Best Eng. Corp.  Search this
Company Name:
W. N. Best Corporation  Search this
Notes content:
Liquid fuel furnaces and equipment ; oil and tar burning apparatus for marine, locomotive and stationary boilers ; High and low pressure oil burners for ceramics industry ; hot water boilers ; Combustion equipment ; turret type peephole
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
31 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
New York, New York, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.)  Search this
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Hardware and hand tools  Search this
Topic:
Advertising  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Business  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Hardware  Search this
Marketing  Search this
Tools  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_7511
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
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holder, letter

Physical Description:
green (overall color)
red (overall color)
polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 2 5/8 in x 4 in; 6.6675 cm x 10.16 cm
overall: 2 3/4 in x 4 1/8 in x 1 9/16 in; 6.985 cm x 10.4775 cm x 3.96875 cm
Object Name:
Vase
holder, letter
Place made:
Austria
Austria
Poland
Date made:
c. 1910
c. 1910-30
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Frederick K. Sparrow
ID Number:
CE.74.76E
Catalog number:
74.76E
Accession number:
314093
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
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box

Physical Description:
purple, green, blue (overall color)
polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 1 3/4 in x 1 3/4 in x 3 3/4 in x 8 in; 4.445 cm x 4.445 cm x 9.525 cm x 20.32 cm
overall: 1 9/16 in x 3 15/16 in x 2 in; 3.96875 cm x 10.00125 cm x 5.08 cm
Object Name:
Box
box
Date made:
c. 1890-1910
painted 1910-1930
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Frederick K. Sparrow
ID Number:
CE.74.76Cab
Catalog number:
74.76Cab
Accession number:
314093
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National Museum of American History
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Lycett dish

Maker:
Lycett, Edward  Search this
Physical Description:
"gold" (overall color)
polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 1 in x 4 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in; 2.54 cm x 11.43 cm x 11.43 cm
overall: 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in; 1.27 cm x 11.43 cm x 11.43 cm
Object Name:
Dish
dish
Place made:
United States: Georgia, Atlanta
Date made:
c. 1902
c. 1890
Credit Line:
Gift of Edward Lycett
ID Number:
CE.217338G
Catalog number:
217338G
Accession number:
40008
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Lycett vase

Physical Description:
polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 7 in x 2 3/8 in; 17.78 cm x 6.0325 cm
overall: 6 7/8 in x 2 7/16 in; 17.4625 cm x 6.19125 cm
Object Name:
Vase
vase
Place made:
United States: Georgia, Atlanta
Date made:
c. 1890-1909
c. 1890
Credit Line:
Gift of William Lycett
ID Number:
CE.96408
Catalog number:
96408
Accession number:
30423
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National Museum of American History
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Lycett vase

Maker:
Lycett, Edward  Search this
Physical Description:
black (overall color)
polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 7 in x 2 3/8 in; 17.78 cm x 6.0325 cm
overall: 6 7/8 in x 2 7/16 in; 17.4625 cm x 6.19125 cm
Object Name:
Vase
vase
Place made:
United States: Georgia, Atlanta
Date made:
c. 1890-1909
c. 1890
Credit Line:
Gift of William Lycett
ID Number:
CE.96409
Catalog number:
96409
Accession number:
30423
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National Museum of American History
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Moon vase

Maker:
Lycett, Edward  Search this
Faience Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
green (overall color)
red (overall color)
ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (overall material)
gilt (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 7 1/2 in x 5 in x 2 in; 19.05 cm x 12.7 cm x 5.08 cm
overall: 7 1/4 in x 4 11/16 in x 2 1/8 in; 18.415 cm x 11.90625 cm x 5.3975 cm
Object Name:
Ewer
ewer
Place made:
United States: New York, Brooklyn, Greenpoint
Date made:
c. 1884-1890
Credit Line:
Gift of Edward Lycett
ID Number:
CE.96473
Catalog number:
96473
Accession number:
30736
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National Museum of American History
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vase

Maker:
Lycett, Edward  Search this
Physical Description:
monochrome, brown (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 8 1/8 in x 5 1/2 in; 20.6375 cm x 13.97 cm
overall: 8 1/8 in x 5 1/2 in; 20.6375 cm x 13.97 cm
Object Name:
Vase
vase
Place made:
United States: Georgia, Atlanta
Date made:
c. 1890
Credit Line:
Gift of Edward Lycett
ID Number:
CE.96470
Catalog number:
96470
Accession number:
30736
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National Museum of American History
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