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 56
oduction ofcurious receptacles forthe smoking material.These objects wereusually fashioned fromthe hardest stones, and io.-mound vase, Georgia. were frequently carved to represent certain birds andanimals. They were made in one piece, the bowl risingfrom the centre of the curved base or platform,… … 34 PO T TER Y A ND FOR CEL A IN. To the same people may be attributed the large earthenvessels bearing impressions of textile fabrics, found inGallatin County, 111., and elsewhere, which are supposedto have been employed by their makers in the manufac-ture of salt.
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