The pottery and porcelain of the United States; an historical review of American ceramic art from the earliest times to the present day (1893)
Barber, Edwin Atlee, 1851-1916 · New York, London, G.P. Putnam's Sons · leaf 61
a COating of dark redJames Terry Collection. , . ^^, colonng matter. Thesurface is usually glossy, the result, probably, of burnishingwith smooth pebbles. Geometrical devices are frequentlypainted on the surface in black. The third variety, which is by far the most abundant,is made of a finer clay,… … ABORIGINAL POTTERY. Z7 is greatly superior to any other ware produced by nativetribes in the United States, it is generally covered witha fine white wash or slip, polished by burnishing, anddecorated with geometrical figures applied in black, red,and buff. The colored designs, while crude, were…
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