POTTERY DECORATION
UNDER THE GLAZE.
BY
M. LOUISE McLAUGHLIN.
CINCINNATI:
ROBERT CLARKE & CO.
1880.
COPYRIGHT.
M. LOUISE McLAUGHLIN.
1880.
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Contents.
| PREFACE. | v |
| INTRODUCTION. | vii |
| CHAPTER I. | xiii |
| CHAPTER II. | 28 |
| CHAPTER III. | 36 |
| CHAPTER IV. | 41 |
| CHAPTER V. | 68 |
| CHAPTER VI. | 79 |
| CHAPTER VII. | 85 |
PREFACE.
It has been with some hesitationthat I have undertakento write a manual on thedecoration of pottery underthe glaze. This feeling wascaused by the fear that I should not be ableto treat the subject in as comprehensive, as wellas comprehensible, a manner as it deserved.
Nevertheless, in an experience of more thantwo years, chiefly spent in experimenting on differentmethods of under-glaze decoration, Ihave learned some things which may be of useto others, and have thought that a treatise uponthe subject from an unprofessional, yet practicalstandpoint, might have its place in the literatureof ceramics which has now become so extensive.
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Let it be understood, however, that in thefollowing pages there has been no attempt todeal with the occult mysteries of the potter’sart, but simply to give an account of resultsattained and facts acquired, every one of whichcan be vouched for as a record of actual experience.
I would like here to express my sense of indebtednessto the potters who have, by theircourtesy and attention, contributed to these results,and particularly to Mr. Joseph Bailey,Sr., of the pottery of Mr. Frederick Dallas,whose intelligent co-operation and valuable advicehave been of the greatest service.
Walnut Hills.
Cincinnati, May, 1880.
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