The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-10-10
OUR WOMEN POTTERs.

In the exhibit Of the National League
of Mineral Painters in the court of tn,
Manufactures building at the exposi
ton is to be seen a fine collection Of
pottery made in our own country. i
is characteristic of American women t.
extend their accomplishments thus, ant
they have taken quite naturally tc
working in clay. A visit to this exhibit
where examples of their work arc
shown will prove with what degree OF
success their efforts have been crowned
Miss Mclaughlin of Cincinnati, O.
shows her Losanti wore, a porcelain
which Is well known, Miss Irelan OF
San Francisco, Cal, exhibits some very
good examples of Robin pottery made
Of California clay. Some of the pieces
are unglazed, showing the work in the
biscuit" This gives one an idea of
| the fine quality of the clay used and
| the daintiness with which it may be
modelled into any form. Other pieces
are glazed. Her work is greatly
admired for its beauty by all visitors
to that section.
| Mrs s. s. Frackelton of Milwaukee,
| Wis, one Of our PIONEER women potters,
| shows a large case filled with blue and
gray stonewere. This ware is made of
| common clay, simply decorated with
common blue. 1t closely resembles the
| German stoneware, and few who see it
believe that it is product of this coun-
try.
This stoneware demonstrates the fact
that the most common material when
handled with intelligence and artistic
feeling can be made beautiful that
there is material everywhere to do
with, if people wish to work 1t is not
necessary to search foreign lands in
order to satisfy ones desire FOR pleasing
decorations for the home The
material nearest at hand and the
plants from the nearby forest offer
more food for thought and work than
can be exhausted in lifetime.
The material chosen by Mrs. Frakel-
ton is especially adapted to prove that
this is So because 1t is so extremely
humble and ultilitarian as to demand
taste and thought to attain value, being
of itself valueless. Her methods Of
work are very primitive and simple
The forms are thrown upon the wheel,
except in making little ornaments. She
never uses a mould. The ornaments,
as we'll as handles and knobs, must be
attached while the clay is still wet
The clay used by Mrs. Frackelton is
not easy to model on account of its lack
of Elasticity, and it is difficult to
throw" in small pieces, as it is very
short" But it endures heavy fire
without producing body blisters. 1t is
very clean for messed work, and when
leathy may be rubbed smooth with the
hand, and an excellent surface pro-
duced for the brush.
She rarely uses more than one color,
and, as the material is so simple, she
accords to it a rather rigorous method
of treatment, thus avoiding tawdriness.
Although the ware would be quite
out of place in a drawlng-room in
ceedingly attractive in dining room.
library, or den with rich, dark colored
woods and hangings, or in a summer
cottage.
1t is said that number of other wo-
men of the League are working now
with CLAW, hut are not ready to show
their work to the public Charles
Volkner of Corona, l.. L., well-known
potter, is also member of the League.
He has on exhibition a case containing
about seventy pieces of his pottery It
is so beautiful that visit would well
repay ones time. Miss Montford is in
charge. She is as enthusiastic over the
exhibit is If 1t were her individual pro-
duct and gladly answers questions and
shows the work under her care to all
comers--Buffalo Express.