on 8/8/02 1:06 AM, George L. Miller at [log in to unmask] wrote:

> Robert,
>
> Don Carpentier reproduces shell edge and dipt wares at Eastfield Village.
> They are excellent reproductions and have been used by Colonial
> Williamsburg and other restorations.   Feather edge is not a good term for
> theses wares as the potters called it shell edge.

Expanding on George's point, another reason not to refer to shell edge as
'feather edge' is that the latter term also applies to a specific type of
creamware rim moulding.  So referring to shelledge pearlware as 'feather
edge' isn't just inaccurate, it's also misleading.

Alasdair Brooks






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