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Rough notes on pottery

Jervis, William Percival, 1850- · 1896 · Newark, N.J., W.P. Jervis · 18 pictures

Rough notes on pottery is an 1896 Newark, New Jersey, publication by William Percival Jervis, a general study of ceramics aimed at collectors and students of pottery. Its pictures are black-and-white line reproductions of plates and a decorative band, with dense scrolled rims, flowing foliage, and a rider scene, showing how period ceramic borders were built from repeated ornament a designer could adapt for pattern and border work.

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