http://www.google.com/imgres?q=Scratch+blue+pearlware&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&rls=en&biw=1205&bih=672&tbm=isch&tbnid=Ctmb75y4YBRsmM:&imgrefurl=http://www.vandekar.com/archives/details.asp%3FinventoryNumber%3DNY05386&docid=ZzIv3KzYJTjADM&imgurl=http://www.vandekar.com/archives/largeimages/NY5386.jpg&w=337&h=400&ei=Uq1oT5-AFqLv0gGLlOmrCQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=115&vpy=50&dur=2283&hovh=245&hovw=206&tx=131&ty=170&sig=114079996126318945290&page=3&tbnh=147&tbnw=115&start=42&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:42 I will send you a pdf offline of George Schwartz's recent article in Ceramics in America 2011 -----Original Message----- From: Jessica Costello <[log in to unmask]> To: HISTARCH <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tue, Mar 20, 2012 11:58 am Subject: scratch blue creamware Hello all, We at the Northeast Museum Services Center, National Park Service have come across a small sherd of creamware with a scratch blue design. Has anyone else seen this type of decoration on creamware or have any insights to share? Thanks in advance, Jessica Costello Museum Specialist/Archeology Northeast Museum Services Center (617) 242-5613, ext. 226