Tour: Pottery from the Index of American Design

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Pottery making was among the earliest of American crafts. Everything needed for the production of pottery was present in America -- clay, abundant wood for firing kilns, and capable craftsmen. This program provides a discussion of examples selected from among the watercolor renderings in the Index of American Design; the images are intended to illustrate the great variety of pottery made in America in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Captions

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1	John Matulis, Covered Jar, 1939
2	Hedwig Emanuel, Jar with Cover, c. 1936
3	Alfred Parys, Pie Plate, c. 1939
4	Eugene Shellady, Pennsylvania German Dish, c. 1938
5	Yolande Delasser, Pennsylvania German Puzzle Jug, c. 1938
6	Elmer G. Anderson, Pennsylvania German Pie Plate, 1935/1942
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7	Giacinto Capelli, Jug, 1941
8	George Loughridge, Jug, c. 1938
9	John Tarantino, Milk Pan, probably 1940
10	Nicholas Amantea, Jar, c. 1938
11	John Tarantino, Churn, probably 1938
12	John Cutting, Toby Mug Set (2 pieces), c. 1936
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13	Samuel W. Ford, Pitcher, 1935/1942
14	Yolande Delasser, Inhaler, c. 1939
15	Roy Williams, Soap Dish and Strainer, c. 1937
16	Al Curry, Wine Bottle, c. 1938
17	Marion Curtiss, Ceramic Dog, c. 1936