This comprehensive study Weller, Roseville, and Related Zanesville Art Pottery and Tiles combines a fantastic historical account with exciting, newly-discovered examples. Art pottery and tiles from the Weller, Roseville, J.B. Owens, and related companies were made variously from 1872 to 1967 in Zanesville, Ohio. The authors studied many private collections to find fresh designs and shapes in this highly popular collecting field. Rich natural resources such as sand, clay and iron made Zanesville and Muskingum County ideal for the manufacture of steel, glass and especially pottery. Ceramic tile and art pottery are an important part of the heritage of the community, and Zanesville became known as the "Pottery Capital of the World" and the "Clay City." This reference book provides in one volume a full account of the companies, shapes, glaze lines, and values on today's market. Author Betty Ward has first-hand experience with this subject. She was raised near Zanesville in a family of major collectors and researchers of American art pottery, patricularly the Weller and Roseville wares, and is an experienced dealer in antiques. Today she runs the White Pillars Antiques Mall in Norwich, Ohio. Co-author Nancy Schiffer has appraised and researched many important decorative arts collections for private clients and has written many books about decorative arts, particularly ceramics.

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Weller, Roseville, and Related Zanesville Art Pottery and Tiles