Description
With over 800 shocking color photographs, this book displays ceramics once proclaimed to be the “fastest-selling decorative art pottery,” Roseville’s Artcraft, Cherub Cameo, Donatello, Pine Cone Brand new, and Wincraft lines. The thorough text explores the history of the famous Roseville Pottery Company, from its beginnings in Roseville, Ohio, in 1890 thru its closure in Zanesville, Ohio, in 1954. The jobs played by key workforce members, Frederic Grant, Frederick Hurten Rhead, Ben Seibel, and George Young are detailed, and up to now unpublished manufacturer’s marks are shown. Rare Della Robbia and Olympic items are featured in conjunction with experimental and trial glaze wares from Roseville’s glaze chemist George Krause. This book has essential new findings for all who’re excited about twentieth century art pottery.