Debbie, Georgianna Greer's book on American Stoneware has been reissued within the past year or so. She has good information, outline drawings, and photos. I dont have the reference here at home, but I believe the title is American Stoneware. Well worth trying to find a copy. jeannine Kreinbrink NES, Inc., Cincinnati Debbie Rotman wrote: > > Seeking the wisdom of experienced HAs, I have the following queries: > 1) What is the correct term for a textured surface on a glass vessel? > Textures, such as the "orange peel" on the bottom of some bottles, are > created by the mold, but is it embossing? > > 2) Is patination on glass shards temporally sensitive? Or is it strictly a > matter of post-depositional conditions? > > 3) What attributes of stoneware date to the first half of the nineteenth > century? Any suggestions for sources on nineteenth-century > stoneware? > > Much appreciated, > Debbie Rotman, Rachel Mancini & Aaron Smith > Ball State University