- Hardcover: 200 pages
- Publisher: University Press of New England (Feb 28 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1584655135
- ISBN-13: 978-1584655138
- Product Dimensions: 28.7 x 22.7 x 2.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 Kg
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#867,296 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #67 in Books > Home & Garden > Antiques & Collectibles > Kitchenware
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"[The long-awaited book, written and designed by Rickard with images by the author and noted decorative-arts photographer Gavin Ashworth, is visually seductive and compelling in its scholarship, accomplished over the past 17 years." --Antiques and the Arts
"This well-illustrated book draws upon the author's thirty-plus years of experience as a collector, scholar and enthusiast of mocha ware, a subject that has not been widely studied or chronicled that includes a detailed analysis of production techniques and decorative typologies as well as a broad-ranging history of the wares from development in eighteenth-century England to widespread popularity in the American market well into the twentieth century. He also includes a discussion of mocha's principlal manufacturers and detailed glossary."--Ceramics Monthly
"Rickard's volume, in addition to being a gorgeous and enjoyable read, is filled with information that will serve as a valuable resource to archaeologists and anyone interested in dipped wares."--Historical Archaeology
"This well-illustrated book draws upon the author's thirty-plus years of experience as a collector, scholar and enthusiast of mocha ware, a subject that has not been widely studied or chronicled that includes a detailed analysis of production techniques and decorative typologies as well as a broad-ranging history of the wares from development in eighteenth-century England to widespread popularity in the American market well into the twentieth century. He also includes a discussion of mocha's principlal manufacturers and detailed glossary."--Ceramics Monthly
"Rickard's volume, in addition to being a gorgeous and enjoyable read, is filled with information that will serve as a valuable resource to archaeologists and anyone interested in dipped wares."--Historical Archaeology
Book Description
Until now, mocha ware, with its mysterious origins and variable nomenclature, has not been widely studied or chronicled. Jonathan Rickard, with more than thirty years' experience as a collector, scholar, and enthusiast of mocha and dipped wares, has written the definitive book on this once widely produced pottery.
Long considered a uniquely Victorian product, mocha ware was actually developed as early as the late eighteenth century. It was likely named after the Yemeni port city of al Mukha, famed for its trade in a moss agate, known as "mocha stone," which resembled the beautiful and delicate treelike striations (the products of chemical reactions) for which mocha ware is best known. Rickard outlines the development of new types of slip decoration and the tools that made them possible. Because mocha ware was made with relatively soft clay and designed mainly for everyday use, surviving specimens are rare and thus highly prized by collectors today.
By his strict definition of mocha ware, Rickard makes an argument in favor of period terminology in describing other types of lathe-turned slipwares. He offers a detailed analysis of production techniques and decorative typologies, as well as a broad-ranging history of the wares from their development in eighteenth-century England to their widespread popularity in the American market well into the twentieth century. This definitive volume also contains a discussion of mocha's principal manufacturers, a detailed glossary, and a bibliography. Lavishly illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs, this book is an absolute necessity for casual and experienced collectors, museum curators, and scholars of British and American material culture.
Long considered a uniquely Victorian product, mocha ware was actually developed as early as the late eighteenth century. It was likely named after the Yemeni port city of al Mukha, famed for its trade in a moss agate, known as "mocha stone," which resembled the beautiful and delicate treelike striations (the products of chemical reactions) for which mocha ware is best known. Rickard outlines the development of new types of slip decoration and the tools that made them possible. Because mocha ware was made with relatively soft clay and designed mainly for everyday use, surviving specimens are rare and thus highly prized by collectors today.
By his strict definition of mocha ware, Rickard makes an argument in favor of period terminology in describing other types of lathe-turned slipwares. He offers a detailed analysis of production techniques and decorative typologies, as well as a broad-ranging history of the wares from their development in eighteenth-century England to their widespread popularity in the American market well into the twentieth century. This definitive volume also contains a discussion of mocha's principal manufacturers, a detailed glossary, and a bibliography. Lavishly illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs, this book is an absolute necessity for casual and experienced collectors, museum curators, and scholars of British and American material culture.
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Excellent Book, May 12 2007
By W. White "Proud to swim home!" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Mocha and Related Dipped Wares, 1770--1939 (Hardcover)
A very informative and descriptive book with lots of beautiful pictures. I highly recommend this book to anyone int interested in mocha pottery.
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Mocha and Related Dipped Wares, Mar 19 2006
By Dorothy Ellis "craftycheese" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Mocha and Related Dipped Wares, 1770--1939 (Hardcover)
The only authorative book on this subject. Author presents info in interesting manner. Beautiful plates. Highly recommend to anyone interested in mochaware.
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Mocha Ware is NOT a Pottery Type, Dec 20 2009
By John W. Gallo - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Mocha and Related Dipped Wares, 1770--1939 (Hardcover)
When I received this book, I was overall impressed with it's pictures and general info.;but when I encountered the title and nomenclature given to Mocha ware I was very disappointed. Let me reiterate.. There is NO SUCH POTTERY THAT SHOULD BE CALLED MOCHA WARE!!! Mocha is a motif ,not a ware, and it's a technicality,but if we are to educate people then museums and so called experts need to re-define Pottery types and the decorations applied to these earthenware.Unfortunately Barber didn't do justice to the labeling of pottery justice here in America, but the English do have a much better understanding of pottery as their nomenclature makes much more sense.A very informative book, but disappointing as to the title and definitions of pottery types..
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