Early American folk pottery, including the history of Bennington pottery (1918)
Pitkin, Albert Hastings, 1852-1917, Pitkin, Sarah Howard, 1853- · Hartford, Conn. [The Case Lockwood & Brainard Co.] · leaf 127
nessand living in the ancestral home, where I inter-viewed him, and from the attic of which thepieces were brought forth. The Major related,that up to about 1825, their out-put consisted ofthe various domestic wares, made entirely of Con-necticut clay, colored by the use of cobalt, iron,manganese,… … No. I. EARLY AMERICAN FOLK POTTERY wheels. The kiln was about ten feet in diameter Inside. Firing lasted from twenty-four to thirty-six hours and about the same time was required forcooling off, before opening the kiln. They fired a kiln about fifty times a year.Assuming that it took the greater…
Pottery -- United States · Pottery -- Vermont Bennington
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