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9781574324389

Gaston's Flow Blue China Comprehensive Guide

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  • ISBN13:

    9781574324389

  • ISBN10:

    1574324381

  • Edition: Illus.
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-06-20
  • Publisher: Collector Books
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Summary

Mary Frank Gaston Mary Frank Gaston's latest book reflects her work on Flow Blue of over 20 years. Offering collectors an extensive pattern identification guide, this new edition incorporates patterns from her earlier books with many new and interesting examples. More than 800 color photographs illustrating over 600 patterns are featured. More than 250 marks are included, representing 100 years of Flow Blue production, from the 1830s to the 1930s, by both English and non-English manufacturers. Additionally, a discussion of the history of the china, tips on collecting, information about modern reproductions, a list of each manufacturer's Flow Blue patterns, a glossary of terms pertinent to the study of the china, and current values make this an informative and essential reference for today's collector of Flow Blue china.

Table of Contents

Dedicationp. 4
Acknowledgmentsp. 4
Prefacep. 6
Origins of Flow Bluep. 6
Collecting Flow Bluep. 8
Useful Terms and Explanations for Flow Bluep. 14
Introduction to Photographsp. 17
English Manufacturers' Marks and Patternsp. 19
Unidentified Marksp. 48
Non-English Manufacturers' Marks and Patternsp. 50
Flow Blue Patternsp. 54
Unidentified Patterns by English Manufacturersp. 234
Unidentified Patterns and Manufacturersp. 238
Reproductionsp. 243
Bibliographyp. 251
Indexesp. 252
Flow Blue Pattern Namesp. 252
Manufacturers' Initialsp. 255
Ambiguous Marksp. 255
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