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Tag: pottery

ANTIQUES and COLLECTING: Bentwood boxes selling for thousands

ANTIQUES and COLLECTING: Bentwood boxes selling for thousands

— October 1, 2022

Hand-decorated storage boxes were important for storage in the 18th century when there were few places, other than shelves, to store small personal items. Collectors today treasure…

  • ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING: Antique, vintage ceramics  are difficult to identify

    ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING: Antique, vintage ceramics are difficult to identify

    — July 16, 2022

    It is not easy to identify antique and vintage ceramics, because many were made by small local potteries and not marked. Workmen often moved to another factory but continued to make…

  • ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING: Stoneware crocks with markings are more valuable

    ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING: Stoneware crocks with markings are more valuable

    — February 27, 2022

    There were many small potteries making stoneware and other ceramics for use in the kitchen, bedroom or farm. Most utensils made in America by the 1800s were made with thick pottery…

  • ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING: Know the difference between dab and spatter

    ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING: Know the difference between dab and spatter

    — April 2, 2022

    It is not easy to identify antique and vintage ceramics, because many were made by small local potteries and not marked. Workmen often moved to another factory but continued to make…

  • Folk artists find inspiration, space to create in Kane and Kendall counties

    Folk artists find inspiration, space to create in Kane and Kendall counties

    — August 6, 2019

    After first meeting in ceramics class at Waubonsee Community College nearly 20 years ago, Sue Norris and Mary Jordan today operate Crow’s Nest Studio and Gallery, tucked inside a…

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