Rockingham Ware in America 1830-1930 American Antique Brown Glazed Pottery

Description: Rockingham Ware in American Culture, 1830-1930. Reading Historical Artifacts. - - - DESCRIPTION & CONDITION:By Jane Perkins Claney. Published by the University Press on New England in 2004. "Rockingham ware was an inexpensive brown-glazed ceramic that was ubiquitous in America from the mid-nineteenth through the early twentieth century. Popular as an antique today, it is regularly sold at venues ranging from flea markets to antique shows. Despite its prevalence in American life for nearly a century and its continued presence as a collector's item, little has been written on this subject of vast interest to collectors, museum curators, historians, and archaeologists. Jane Perkins Claney has written the first and only full-scale study of Rockingham ware to consider not just its history as a manufactured object but also its role in domestic life. Both an artifact study and a case study in material culture interpretation, this volume offers a totally comprehensive approach to the study of Rockingham ware and serves as a model for future studies of similar objects. Following a chapter on her methods of identifying and interpreting historical evidence, Claney describes the physical characteristics of Rockingham ware and its production history. She places Rockingham ware within the context of nineteenth-century design and discusses its "Americanization" by U.S. manufacturers. Turning next to usage and meaning, Claney shows how certain Rockingham-ware vessels were used in the expression and maintenance of cultural identity and the enactment of social roles. Exploring gender and class ramifications, she demonstrates that although the ceramic was used at all social-class levels and in all types of communities from urban to rural, the choice of vessel forms and decoration differed markedly. Rockingham-ware teapots, for example, were favored by working-class women and rarely appeared in middle-class homes, while middle-class men living in cities formed the market for Rockingham-ware pitchers decorated with hunting scenes. Rockingham-ware spittoons, on the other hand were used universally-even by women." Softcover. 7"x10", 184 pages, black & white and color illustrations. Clean and nice. SHIPPING NOTES: Shipping charges for books are based on the weight, when packed, of each package -we offer “combined shipping charges” for orders for more than one book. If you buy more than one item please ask us to send a revised invoice before you pay. Stock #95097 - - - IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR OVERSEAS BUYERS, PLEASE NOTE: SHIPPING: To comply with Ebay’s policies, all packages are shipped using recorded/trackable methods and you should check the postage quotes before completing a purchase. Our International shipping charges are based on the weight, when packed, of each package -we offer “combined shipping charges” for orders for more than one item –this often means the shipping cost for the items is less than it would have been if they had been purchased and shipped one at a time, so please ask us for a shipping quote if you are thinking about buying more than one item. Thanks! CUSTOMS CHARGES: Your post office may impose a customs charge on your incoming package, we have no control over this and no information about it, please check with your post office for more information. It is against U.S. law and Ebay rules for us to lie on the customs form about the value of packages, please do not ask us to do this. - Joslin Hall Books & Ephemera Selling books & ephemera since 1983 - Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and the Ephemera Society . Your satisfaction is guaranteed with every item you purchase.

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