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Made of Mud
Stoneware Potteries in Central Pennsylvania, 1831–1929
64 pages | 10 x 8 | 1980
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Documents the high-fired utilitarian pottery in an 1`1-county area. In addition to an overview, chapters are devoted to the makers and their ware from each county. An appendix lists all the potters, their periods of activity, and the precise stamps they used and when. This new edition has been revised with information gathered since it first appeared in 1977.
Jeannette Lasansky is a lecturer and a research associate at Bucknell University. She is also director of the Union County Oral Traditions Projects and recipient of ten grants for research, publication, and multimedia shows. She is a graduate of Harpur College and the University of Iowa.