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 : G. P. Putnam's Sons · leaf 109
he betterclass of ware manu-factured here in for-mer years (111. 42).Many of the inscriptions which occur on the old slip-decorated wares of Pennsylvania were intended for orna-ment rather than the perpetuation of valuable precepts,while others were designed solely to amuse ; hence wefind among… … 41.—Slip Dish. Made by Bentjamin Berge,about 1830. Barber Collection. THE EIGH TEENTH CEN TUR Y. 87 cult of translation, even to those familiar with the Pennsylvania German dialect. The following will suffice to show the general character of these inscriptions : On a large circular, slip-traced…
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