The Washington herald., 1907-02-21

ornamentation Is in relief, and II Is all
made by hand by young women gTadu-
ates OF art and normal schools in Bos-
ton. They also reproduce the 'cTackle''
ware. similar to that famous in old
Korea. The workmanship is OF IN ex-
CeptionalIy high grade.
In New Orleans the students and grad
yates of the Sophie Newcomb Memorial
College at Tulane University have put on
the market a most artistic line of modern
work, the decorations being favorite
Southern designs such as cotton bios
SONS and sugar cane. The famous Rock
wood works al Cincinnati, to whose sue
cess Mrs. Bellamy Storer greatly con-
tributed, has produced notable effects in
soft colors with decorations blending
eleverly with the background George
E Ohr- OF Biloxi. Miss, has for twenty
years been designing. making, and deco
rating peculiar pottery. all his own.
twisting the clay into wonderful designs
with his fingers. producing convolutious
that make the work distinctive and
unique. He uses a tough red clay and
glazes it at low temperature in order
TO secure "a peculiar metallic Iuster.
At Nashville, Tenn. some years ago
"a teacher of art added pottery to her
studio work. and it was owing to her
enterprise that the ART world was given
two new designs. the "Pomegranate"
and the Gladstone" The first named
was 50 designated on account Of its rich
red glaze, which was discovered from a
furnace accident. Enterprising workers
at New Medford, Conn, have produced
most unusual pottery called .Scara-
bronze because Of its distinctive char
acteTistics- The sacred scarab and other
Egyptian figures are used in its orna-
mentation, and the colors range from dark
bronze, through reddish copper, to sage
green. 4 Baltimore firm put "Chesa-
peake' pottery on the market. and "Bru-
bensuT' also comes from the Maryland
city, the name being made from the
first three letters in each firm members
name.
The tile works at Chelsea do ornamental
work Of a superior quality. The Lon
huda." Of Steubenville. has n good sale
Artus Van Briggi-, of Colorado. has pro
duced excellent examples OF Fart
nouveau. The Merrimac Pottery Com
pany. OF Nowburyport. Mass. Charles
Volkna. Of Long Island. and the brush
Guild. of New York. have all contributed
largely 10 the development OF art in
America. Stockton, Cal. added .'Rekston'
ware 20 the list Of artistic things. How
ever. Of all art pottery in America. the
lockwood, Dedham. Grueby, and New
comb are most widely known.
Pottery making was one of the first in
- dustries Of the American colonies. and
was an undertaking that grew out of
their necessities. A ships company in
those days could not allow every settler
to bring over all the household effects he
needed. and as result many newcomers
had to resort to primitive means when
equipping their homes Homemade
crockery and tableware soon resulted
from the versatility Of our capable fore
fathers Before 1919 early Virginia set
tiers had taken red clay from the hill
sides and fashioned serviceabIe ware for
the good wives and slaves 20 use. The
Dutch settlers up in New Amsterdam
were not far behind. and after many
trials and much Encouragement finally
put before the delighted colonist a ware
that was almost equal 10 their beloved
Delft The work spread. and to-day in
terested aTchaeOlogists may find the re-
mains OF old klEs at South Amboy. n. J..
where a famous pottery once stood.
Some Of Josiah WedgewOod-s dissatis-
fled workmen left England during the
colonial times. shortly after that worthy
had made for good Queen Caroline a
cream-colored ware known as queens
ware. These men were determined 10
set up potteries OF their own on this side
OF the Atlantic They sampled the CLAWS
OF the Carolinas and decided TO settle
there, much to Wedgewood's distress. be-
cause he foresaw great rivalry. Although
these potteries failed. they taught Wedge
wood the value OF American Taw material.
and for "a long time he imported clIy from
the country Of the Cherokees. 5Q) miles
from Charleston. and an even superior
kind from Florida
All early potters had much trouble in
getting their work under way. Even when
they brought over competent and skilled
workmcn. they found difficulties in tbs