Discover the many forms and adornments of Purinton Pottery, an attractive hand-painted slip ware best known for its simple yet beautiful designs. More than 1100 color photographs chronicle the pottery from its early, primitive Peasant Ware stages after the company was founded in Wellsville, Ohio in 1936, to the ever-popular Apple and Pennsylvania Dutch patterns of the 1940s and '50s, with all known patterns and molds illustrated in chronological order. The company continued to manufacture pottery until 1959, producing a ...
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Discover the many forms and adornments of Purinton Pottery, an attractive hand-painted slip ware best known for its simple yet beautiful designs. More than 1100 color photographs chronicle the pottery from its early, primitive Peasant Ware stages after the company was founded in Wellsville, Ohio in 1936, to the ever-popular Apple and Pennsylvania Dutch patterns of the 1940s and '50s, with all known patterns and molds illustrated in chronological order. The company continued to manufacture pottery until 1959, producing a wide range of items from dinnerware and souvenir items to personalized blessing plates decorated by Dorothy Purinton herself. This book also identifies the various shapes made by Purinton and displays their children's wares, figurals, Christmas pieces, and experimental items. The authors go further, identifying pieces signed by the company's two most prestigious decorators, Bill Blair and Dorothy Purinton. Rounding out this thorough presentation are an index and values guide.
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New. Over 1000 color photos and historical facts chronicle the Purinton Pottery of Wellsville, Ohio, from its early Peasant Ware stages of the late 1930s to the ever-popular Apple and Pennsylvania Dutch patterns of the 1940s and '50s. All known patterns and molds are illustrated in chronological order. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1100 color photos. BIC Classification: AFPC; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 281 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1106. 1997. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
