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 367
further in thisdirection. Previous to 1872, Messrs.Hyzer & Lewellen, of Phila-delphia, were experimentingin floor tiles, and I havebefore me some interestingexamples of these early at-tempts. Their first effortswere directed to the manufacture of encaustic tiles ofgeometrical shapes,—square,… … 173.—Some of the First FancyAmerican Tiles.Hyzer & Lewellen. ORNAMENTAL TILES. 345 partially successful, the wet-clay method employed at thattime was unsatisfactory, because the shrinkage was foundto be irregular and the pieces came from the kiln of differ-ent thickness. The next experiments…
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