The working women of Weller: the story of two Weller artists during the Great Depression
Article Abstract:
Two women decorators at the Weller Pottery during the Great Depression recount how they survived the poverty-stricken age. The stuff they make then include the Cactus line of animal figurines and the Light Blue Banded Ware because they are cheap and practical.
Publisher: Lightner Publishing Corporation
Publication Name: Antiques & Collecting Magazine
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1084-0818
Year: 1997
Social aspects, Economic aspects, Working women, Pottery, American, American pottery, Great Depression
Publication Name: Antiques & Collecting Magazine
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1084-0818
Year: 1997
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Early drinking vessels
Article Abstract:
The per capita consumption of the colonial Americans from 1800 to 1830 exceeded five gallons per person on distilled liquor. Vessels like wine tasters, the beaker, tankards, mugs, goblets, and their origin and uses are mentioned.
Publisher: Lightner Publishing Corporation
Publication Name: Antiques & Collecting Magazine
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1084-0818
Year: 2005
United States, Collections and collecting, Varieties, 19th century AD, Drinking vessels
Publication Name: Antiques & Collecting Magazine
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1084-0818
Year: 2005
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