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ver drive by a house you love and not know its Southeastern United States and Publisher
style? Or pick up a piece of glass or pottery at a dated at about 4,000 years of age. Maxine Carter-Lome
Eshow or flea market but you can’t date it or identify Although used as functional tools, journalofantiques@gmail.com
its maker? Or, ascribe the style of a chair in a room to its Native Americans are credited with Maxine Carter-Lome
design era? How about when it comes to vintage jeans? using the canvas of clay to express Business Manager
Can you tell its age or era by its style or branding? You are themselves through symbols and designs or signify Jeffrey Lome
not alone! belonging to a specific tribe or family. Over the centuries, jeffrey@journalofantiques.com
As antiquers, we admire and buy what catches our eye. the design and making of pottery morphed into an art Managing Editor
Our appreciation for these items only grows as we learn form and decorative object designed in the form and style Judy Gonyeau
more about their history and makers and the stories, of the maker’s era of influence, making the style of a editorial.journalofantiques@gmail.com
companies, and innovations that make these items from pottery object a little easier to classify. In the absence of a Art Director
our past desirable and collectible. maker’s mark, other physical style attributes to consider Lynn Cotterman
We may like the look of something but defining and for identification are the item’s color, texture, hardness, ads@journalofantiques.com
dating it based on its design style takes years of collecting weight, and design. You can learn more about what to look
and research. In this issue, we take a look at several for in this month's article, “American Pottery through the Production
popular collectible categories and historic objects and Growth and Change of the 18th and 19th Centuries.” Lynn Cotterman
help you hone your ID skills and style vocabulary by Like pottery, glass has a history dating back millennia, Judy Gonyeau
understanding the tell-tale features and details that define but 18th-early 20th-century glass has many American Jill Montague-Kaitbenski
a design era. makers and styles that help collectors and those that
Can you tell the difference between a Georgian and a appreciate it identify its style classification and with that,
Greek Revival home? Or a Cape Cod versus Colonial its age and perhaps manufacturer. You can learn more 508-347-1960
Revival home? In “Know Your Architectural Elements,” about identifying glass in Peter Wade's article, “What Toll free:
Historic New England’s Architectural Style Guide will Styles of Glass are You Passionate About? A Walk- 888-698-0734
introduce you to domestic architecture and common Through of American Glass Styles and Inspiration with Fax: 508-347-0911
stylistic trends of New England architecture that will help Peter Wade.” Mailing:
you define by style and architectural elements the homes When we talk about style, the most obvious reference P. O. Box 950
that catch your eye during your next road trip. is fashion. American designers in the 20th century broke Sturbridge, MA 01566
In Judy Gonyeau’s article, “Take a Seat …,” you can all traditional design rules when it came to fashion, with
learn about the evolution of American chair styles from each era and decade referenced by its defining styles. info@journalofantiques.com
the 18th and 19th centuries when chair designs took While hemlines have gone up and down, and what's
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American craftsmen and designers literally broke the blue jeans - from blue-collar work clothes to western 46 Hall Road
mold with a Post-War/Mid-Century Modern take on wear, everyday ware to runway fashion - remain a staple Sturbridge, MA 01566
seating. How can you tell the difference between a Queen of the American wardrobe for men, women, and children.
Anne and a Chippendale chair? A Shaker ladderback One of the hottest fashion trends today? Vintage denim. Journal of
chair versus an early American ladderback chair? An orig- You can learn more about the evolution of jean style and Antiques and Collectibles
inal versus a good reproduction? Here again, it starts by what to look for when hunting for vintage jeans in this is published monthly in digital
and bi-monthly in print by
knowing the design elements and characteristics that help month's article, “Jeans: The Iconic American Style.” Weathervane Enterprises, Inc.
define a chair’s style and era. We hope this crib-sheet approach to style and language
Pottery is another popular collectible category and for some of the more collectible and represented items 46 Hall Road
objects abound at antique shows and markets. While it is you come across in your antique explorations provides Sturbridge MA 01566.
easy to pick out the pieces that appeal to you—whether it you with the language and basic ID skills to identify and Periodicals postage paid at
be shape, glaze, or decorative elements—dating pottery shop your style. Sturbridge MA.
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