| Blue Ridge China Today Contributor(s): Ruffin (Author) |
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ISBN: 076430206X ISBN-13: 9780764302060 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1997 Annotation: Southern Potteries in Erwin, Tennessee, from 1938 through 1957, was the largest producer of hand-decorated pottery in America, including Blue Ridge China. Here thousands of pieces are illustrated in over 1400 color photos with informative captions, historical facts, newly identified patterns, and old favorites. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Antiques & Collectibles | Pottery & Ceramics - Antiques & Collectibles | Porcelain & China - Crafts & Hobbies | Pottery & Ceramics |
| Dewey: 738.309 |
| LCCN: 96041048 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 8.57" W x 11.01" (2.49 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Tennessee |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Blue Ridge China was produced by Southern Potteries in Erwin, Tennessee from 1938 through 1957. The individual items were hand painted by local women and production reached almost 25 million pieces a year, making it the largest producer of hand-decorated pottery in the country. Today Blue Ridge China is collected by thousands of people around the world. This new book celebrates Blue Ridge China and those who made it. Thousands of pieces are illustrated in full color, with informative captions and guide to current values. It includes newly identified patterns as well as many of the old favorites. There is also historical background on Erwin, Tennessee and the people of Southern Potteries. |