Mocha and Related Dipped Wares, 1770--1939
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...
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An authoritative guide to the history and craft of this rare and much sought-after ceramic ware.
Foreword Introduction Dipped Wares in Historic Context Variegated Surfaces Engine-Turned Dipped Wares Mocha Decoration The Multichambered Slip Pot Solid-Color Slip Fields and Banded Wares Trailed Slip and Offset Decoration Dipped Fan Decoration Combinations and Other Oddities French and North American Production The Makers of Dipped Wares Bibliography Index
\ From the Publisher"[T]he 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\ "Jonathan Rickard's authoritative text--perfect for collectors--outlines the long history of mocha ware, drip ware, and other types of slipwares, plus describes the process of how they are crafted. Rickard also provides detailed information on mocha ware's principle manufacturers and an extensive bibliography."--Country Home Magazine, June 2006\ \ \ \
