In many ways, every piece of pottery or porcelain is unique. The items could be made by the same artist or company but will still have their own individuality. "The quality of a piece and its ...

Information or research assistance regarding porcelain and pottery marks is frequently requested from the Smithsonian Institution. The following information has been prepared to assist those ...

In the late Neolithic period in northwestern China, pottery was used in a variety of contexts, including in mortuary rituals. While some scholars have interpreted pots placed in graves as being ...

THIS volume supplies a distinct want. Mr. Burton is a practical potter, and the author of numerous works on the history of pottery and porcelain. Mr. Hobson is on the British Museum staff, and there ...

Dear Judy Campbell: Here are photographs of two gilt-edged porcelain plates that measure about 10 inches diameter that I have owned for a number of years. Both carry five-digit numbers under beehive ...

THE PIECE: A French Sevres-style gilt and polychrome painted porcelain box, from about 1900, with marks on the underside -- an "S" within interlocking "Ls" -- emulating Sevres marks used in 1771. THE ...

Zou Chuan'an became an apprentice at a ceramic factory in his native Hunan province in 1957, where he continued to work for decades as a seasoned artisan. In his spare time, he taught himself the ...

Drobnock grew up in Pennsylvania, where he studied ceramics and print-making at Edinboro University. He earned his master's at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, and came to Missoula and the ...