Description
Delve into the rich heritage of East Tennessee pottery with the East Tennessee Historical Society’s latest release, Tennessee Turned: Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee, 1800-1900. Authored by renowned pottery authority Carole Carpenter Wahler (1937-2023), this captivating book documents the pottery displayed in the Museum of East Tennessee History’s 1996 exhibition Made in East Tennessee: Pottery. Through exhaustive comparative study of these works, Wahler provides groundbreaking attributions to makers, revises dates of production, and applies a consistent vocabulary for describing the details that East Tennessee potters wrought into their wares.
Notable highlights from the 240-page Tennessee Turned include:
- An introduction by J. Roderick Moore, Director Emeritus of the Blue Ridge Institute and Museum, Ferrum College, Virginia
- An essay by Wahler on East Tennessee pottery making, collecting, and documentation
- Detailed black-and-white images of 206 pots, presented by county of production, plus 26 color plates
- Comprehensive “Notes” and “Glossary” sections in which Wahler applies new terminology to describe East Tennessee pottery
