Excerpt from Bulletin of the Pennsylvania Museum, Vol. 16: October, 1918<br><br>The collection of native pieces of this pottery at the Museum in Memorial Hall is undoubtedly the best in the world, and offers all the inspiration which can be locally obtained. Such scattered examples of this ware produced in other countries as may be found in various places in America, will serve their part in the revival and establishment of this pottery, but the real quickening power is in the design which the simple process and composition inspired for the over - lay of the two colored clays, the ease of execution and the natural features in the manipulation of the medium, all tend to suggest various plays of thought and fancy, not offered by the more subtle and difficult forms of pottery making.<br><br>The early Pennsylvania settlers were practical folk, and the aim of their potters was to supply the actual needs of an unimaginative people, but those who undertake to revive, carry on and develop this ware now have a much greater altitude and a richer field of purpose and result.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.