Ceramics in America 2007 (Ceramics in America Annual)

The 2007 volume of Ceramics in America is devoted to the topic of Bonnin and Morris soft-paste porcelain made in Philadelphia between 1770 and 1772. For the rst time, all nineteen known objects from this important American china manufactoryalong with related archaeological examplesare illustrated in full color. Essays by a diverse group of scholars present compelling perspectives on the signicance of this edgling industrial enterprise initiated on the eve of the American War of Independence.Now in its seventh year of publication, Ceramics in America is considered the journal of record for historical ceramic scholarship in the American context and is intended for collectors, historical archaeologists, curators, decorative arts students, social historians, and contemporary potters.Table of ContentsDedication –Luke BeckerditeIntroduction –Robert HunterBonnin and Morris of Philadelphia: The First American Porcelain Factory, 1770-1772 –Graham Hood (1972)Piecing Together the Past: Recent Research on the American China Manufactory, 1769-1772 –Michael K. Brown (1989)The American Arcanum: Porcelain and the Alchemical Tradition –Glenn AdamsonA New Classification Scheme for Eighteenth-Century American British Soft-Paste Porcelains –J. Victor OwenMaking a Bonnin and Morris Pickle Stand –Michelle Erickson and Robert HunterEnglish Porcelain in America: Evidence from Williamsburg –Roderick Jellicoe with Robert HunterA Bonnin and Morris Waste Bowl –Robert Hunter and Jeffrey RayBonnin and Morris Revisited –Diana Stradling and J. Garrison StradlingJohn Bartlam: America's First Porcelain Manufacturer –Robert HunterJohn Bartlam's Porcelain at Cain Hay, 1765-1770 –Stanley SouthJohn Bartlam's Porcelain at Cain Hoy: A Closer Look –Lisa R. HudginsGeochemistry of High-Fired Bartlam Ceramics –J. Victor OwenCatalogue Raisonnéof Bonnin and Morris Porcelain –Alexandra Alevizatos KirtleyChecklist of Articles and Books on Eighteenth-Century Porcelain in America –Amy C. EarlsIndex