Henzke - Pennsbury Pottery

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Lucile Henzke - Pennsbury Pottery.

The delightful decorations that characterize Pennsbury pottery have made it a favorite type of American wares since the pottery's origin in 1950 and a rapidly growing field of collectible interest today.

This book presents the history of the family-run business in Pennsylvania with the maker's marks, complete listing of the patterns, reproduction of the 1959 catalog, and hundreds of color photographs of the pottery pieces.

The German immigrant founders of the pottery works, the Below family, incorporated american nationalistic folk art designs such as the eagle and shield, as well as charming figures in Amish dress with Pennsylvania "Dutch" inscriptions and famous bird designs, into the decorations. the glazes combine cheerful colors on the characteristic beige backgrounds of the brown clay pottery.

Tablewares predominate these useful and decorative wares that are recognized as American folk art forms.

After its closure in 1970, the Pennsbury molds and traditions were continued variously by the Lewis Brothers Pottery, the Glen View, and Pennington Pottery, and their wares, as the relate to Pennsbury, also are shown in numerous examples and explained.

This book gives the enthusiast a wealth of documentation and pictorial reference for identifying, collecting, and enjoying Pennsbury art pottery.

Pennsbury Pottery (actief tussen 1950 en 1970 in Pennsylvania) staat wereldwijd bekend om haar charmante volkskunst, handgeschilderde vogelmotieven, adelaars en herkenbare "Pennsylvania Dutch" figuren in klederdracht op een typische beige/bruine klei-ondergrond.

Dit boek biedt de complete geschiedenis van het familiebedrijf (opgericht door de familie Below), een overzicht van alle makersmerken (marks), een volledige patronenlijst en zelfs een reproductie van de originele verkoopcatalogus uit 1959.

Daarnaast wordt de overgang naar opvolgers zoals Lewis Brothers, Glen View en Pennington Pottery uitgebreid behandeld.

Schiffer Pennsylvania 1st 1990, 4to, 128 pgs with many, many colored foto's, drawings, index on line-names and patterns. Rural pottery and figurines. Softcover. Good condition.

With Price Guide 1990.

Dit boek is hét ultieme handboek voor het identificeren, verzamelen en waarderen van dit iconische Amerikaanse aardewerk!