The Future of America.--Obstacles in the Way of Progress.--Commercial Conditions Illustrated by Tariff.--Expense of Artistic Work.--Lack of Public Support.--American Marks.--Misrepresentation of American Wares.--Materials.--Early Use in England by Wedgwood, etc.--Cookworthy and a Virginian.--Native Use of Clay.--New Jersey.--Value of Clay Deposit Illustrated.--American Kaolin.--Vague Use of Word.--Analysis.--Opinions of American Deposits.--POTTERY: Dependence upon England.--Wedgwood’s Fears of American Competition.--Norwich.--Hartford.--Stonington.--Norwalk.--Herbertsville. --Sayreville.--South Amboy.--Philadelphia.--Baltimore.--Jersey City. --Bennington.--New York City Pottery.--Trenton.--Present Extent of Industry. --Trenton Ivory Porcelain.--Terra-cotta.--Beverly.--Chelsea.--Portland. --Cambridge.--PORCELAIN: Philadelphia.--William Ellis Tucker.--Bennington. --Jersey City.--Greenpoint.--Decorating Establishments.--Metal and Porcelain.....442 INDEX.....489 ILLUSTRATIONS. +-------+-------------+-------------------------+--------------------+-------+ | FIG. | COUNTRY OR | SUBJECT | COLLECTION | PAGE | | | CHAPTER | | | | +-------+-------------+-------------------------+--------------------+-------+ | | INTRODUCTION| | | | | 1 | France | Old Sèvres Pate Teudre | L. Double | 23 | | 2 | Greece and | Amphoræ | Di Cesnola | 25 | | | Phonecia | | | | | 3 | China | Bottles | | 26 | | 4 | Greece | Diogenes in Pithos | | 27 | | 5 | “ | Prize Vase | | 28 | | 6 | “ | Rhyton | Trumbull-Prime | 29 | | 7 | “ | Kylix | | 29 | | 8 | Egypt | Sepulchral Cone | Trumbull-Prime | 30 | | 9 | “ | Painted Ball | | 31 | | 10 | “ | Glazed Draughtsman | | 31 | | 11 | Babylon | Enamelled Brick | Louvre | 32 | | 12 | Japan | Hexagonal Vase | R.H. Pruyn | 37 | | 13 | Persia | Tile | | 38 | | 14 | “ | Mosque of Sultaneah | | 39 | | 15 | Japan | Porcelain Vase | J.F. Sutton | 40 | | 16 | China | Crackle Vase | J.F. Sutton | 41 | | 17 | France | Palissy Dish | Soltykoff | 43 | | 18 | “ | Limoges Porcelain | Mrs Charles Crocker| 46 |