Alternative narratives in ceramic history: intermediaries and the Anglo-American ceramic trade

Uittreksel

"Introducing new insights into the history of ceramic design and consumption, Ewins departs from the focus on manufacturers and producers and presents a third perspective that puts the multifaceted lives of the intermediaries at the centre. Examining a range of late 18th and 19th-century city directories, advertisements and newspapers as well as examples of ceramics, engravings and archival material, Ewins investigates how culture and identity, the abolition movement, kinship, religious beliefs and the interracial experience all played a part in the manufacture, distribution and consumption of ceramics in the US market"-- Provided by publisher.