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72 The glaze mill assembly. (Illustrations by Vinton Wolfe.) Figure 28a. Glaze mill — side view. Figure 28b. Left: Runner stone —bottom view. Right: Base stone—top view. '" '— | inches
Figure 29. The bottom side of the upper glaze rock, showing placement of the spider. (From the film, The Meaders Family: North Georgia Potters.) In grinding the ash glaze, the glazing solution was poured through a hole in the runner's center (fig 30). 5 As it trickled down around the spider and between die rocks, Lanier would "rare back" on a long pole made from a pine sapling that was supported overhead by a wooden framework. "And if you had [the handle] between your shoulders, if 11 73
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CheeverMeaders, circa 1933. (Photo
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The publication of this monograph w
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Editor's Preface In 1978, the Smith
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when the pace of work and passage o
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Introduction This handmade pott'ry
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We made a commitment to document th
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E. Richard Sorenson seven months af
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pace. Thus, we arrived just as a ki
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them by pottery entrepreneurs. The
Page 19 and 20: ville to the lumber mill at Helen,
Page 21 and 22: well known to scholars, kindly prov
Page 23 and 24: The Meaders Family I remember very
Page 25 and 26: oad tunnel" kiln and a mule-drawn "
Page 27 and 28: Hall County, and several of the Whi
Page 29 and 30: crocks, cover them with a sheet, hi
Page 31 and 32: and the Meaderses. Around 1920, an
Page 33 and 34: to Arie and Cheever Meaders in litt
Page 35 and 36: Figure 6. Cheever Meaders and his c
Page 37 and 38: Joiirnal and Constitution mum i in
Page 39 and 40: Adanta and Asheville. Cheever's wor
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Page 43 and 44: Work Processes Our approach to pott
Page 45 and 46: SHELVES o L WHEEL STORAGE TABLE WEb
Page 47 and 48: Figure 12. The pottery yard, 1967-6
Page 49 and 50: textured yellow clays in the other
Page 51 and 52: Figure 15. Lanier's electric mud mi
Page 53 and 54: ^///M/M$zzzn ty/W'""/"PZa Figure 16
Page 55 and 56: Figure 17. Crib assembly, showing b
Page 57 and 58: vessels turned to the same height a
Page 59 and 60: Contouring tools. (Photos by Ralph
Page 61 and 62: Figures 21, 22, 23. Turning a six-g
Page 63 and 64: Figure 23a. Rejoining top and botto
Page 65 and 66: Metal pottery lifters. Figure 25a.
Page 67 and 68: would roll out short pieces of soft
Page 69: Like the Meaderses' treadle wheels,
Page 73 and 74: to handle the glazed ware very care
Page 75 and 76: the next (fig. 33). In general, the
Page 77 and 78: All of the traditional ware was pla
Page 79 and 80: from an earlier dollar-a-cord. As t
Page 81 and 82: squeeze the excess moisture out, an
Page 83 and 84: had been turned too thin for the cl
Page 85 and 86: while a prefired and hammered clay
Page 87 and 88: thin with a slight twist to one sid
Page 89 and 90: children would file out to the work
Page 91 and 92: with the previous night's whole mil
Page 93 and 94: Figure 39b. Bottom of the pitcher,
Page 95 and 96: Figure 40. A four-gallon churn comm
Page 97 and 98: 98 water and washed; then they were
Page 99 and 100: Figure 41. Three storage vessels: a
Page 101 and 102: 100 many as 300-400 stoneware fruit
Page 103 and 104: 102 large share of the potters' bus
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Page 107 and 108: 106 and the introduction of new lab
Page 109 and 110: 108 For her part, Arie Meaders has
Page 111 and 112: Glazes A characteristic, though unu
Page 113 and 114: 112 Ash Glaze At one time, ash glaz
Page 115 and 116: 114 with this glaze, purchasing pre
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120 Figure 44b. Lanier's kiln, 1979
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122 Lanier's kiln, 1968. (Illustrat
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124 REBUILDING A KILN Pointing to h
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126 With the supports in place, the
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128 are kinds of people out there I
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130 Cheever Meaders (1887-1967), th
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132 1979 Cleveland, January 13 Robe
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134 DIGGING THE CLAY View of clay p
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136 Cheever throws, centers, raises
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138 Lanier removes churn from wheel
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140 Lanier pounds glass bits in oil
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142 He bricks up front and builds u
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Glossary Albany Slip: A riverine cl
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146 is tied around die charm to sec
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148 simply an accumulation of broke
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150 To "shut down" die kiln: To cea
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Bibliography: Published Sources on
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Notes Preface NOTES 1. Byington, Ro
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156 2. John Ramsay, American Potter
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158 Chapter III: The Ware NOTES 1.
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160 8. This technique is mentioned
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