American Ceramics-A Brief Review of Progress by Clara Ruge
A brief review of the works being produced by Louise McLaughlin, the Rookwood, Teco, Weller, Grueby, Tiffany, Robineau, Moravian and other potteries, written in 1906.
Clara Ruge
The International Studio, Vol. 28, No. 109, March 1906
John Lane Co., New York, NY
March, 1906
Public Domain; Digitized by Google Books
The Rise of the Pottery Industry and Recent Advances in the Pottery Industry by Edwin Atlee Barber
Two articles about the development of the pottery industry from ancient times to the present (1891), and about the development of the U.S. pottery and tile industries.
Edwin Atlee Barber
The Popular Science Monthly, Vol. XL, December, 1891 and January, 1892
D. Appleton & Co., New York, NY
1892
Public Domain; digitized by Google Books
Some American Tiles by F.D. Millett
A description of the creation and manufacture of art tiles by the Low Art Tile Works of Chelsea, Massachusetts written in 1882.
F. D. Millett
Wellington and Burrage, Boston, MA
1882
A public domain book digitized by Google Books.
Architectural Detail Part XIII by John Vredenburgh Van Pelt
An article, written in 1922, about the use of ceramics in the designing of architectural details.
John Vredenburgh Van Pelt
Pencil Points, Vol. III, No. 5
The Pencil Points Press, Inc., Stamford, CT
May, 1922
Public Domain; digitized by Google Books
The Display Rooms of a Tile Manufactory by Leon V. Solon
An article about the American Encaustic Tiling Company showrooms on East Forty-First Street in Manhattan, written by the company's artistic director in 1922.
Leon V. Solon
The Architectural Record, Volume 52, No. 5, Serial No. 290
The Architectural Record Company, New York, NY
November 1922
Public Domain; digitized by Google Books.
The Tile Floors in St. Paul's Cathedral, Detroit
A description of the Pewabic tiles used for the Cathedral's floor.
Marian V. Loud
Handicraft, Vol. IV, No. 2, May 1911
The Dyke Mill, Montague, MA
May, 1911
Public domain; digitized by Google Books
Architectural Ceramics of Henry Varnum Poor
A discussion and analysis of Henry Varnum Poor's architectural ceramics.
Michael Padwee (1942-
"Tiles in New York" blog
"Tiles in New York" blog
January 1, 2013
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Experimental Lustre Tiles of Rafael Guastavino, Jr.
Rafael Guastavino, Jr. experimented with luster/Persian glazes.
Discusses the experimentation with luster glazes in the United States and Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and how Rafael Guastavino, Jr. fit into this era.
Michael Padwee (b. 1942)
"Tiles in New York" blog (http://tilesinnewyork.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-experimental-lustre-tiles-of-rafael.html)
"Tiles in New York" blog
September 1, 2014
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The Muskingum County Courthouse Floors: A Case Study of England's Role in the Genesis of America's Tile Industry by Michael Sims
An analysis of English workers' roles in the establishment of a successful U.S. tile company--especially the role of Gilbert Elliott of the American Encaustic Tiling Company in its first years when AET Co. was contracted to manufacture and install the encaustic floor tiles for the Muskingum County Courthouse in Zanesville, Ohio.
Michael Sims
Journal of the Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society (of Great Britain), Volume 9, 2003
The Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society
2003
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NEWARKʼS WPA TILE MURALS: FINE ART IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE
An article about Domenico Mortellito's Morris Canal tile murals in the Newark, NJ City Subway system. The murals were made by the Mueller Mosaic Tile Company of Trenton, NJ in 1935.
Michael W. Padwee (1942-
"Tiles in New York" blog, http://tilesinnewyork.blogspot.com
"Tiles in New York" blog
March 1, 2013
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