| Newcomb Pottery Jug | Frontispiece |
| FACING PAGE | |
| Building a Piece of Pottery: | |
| 1. Making the First Coil. 2. Testing the Outline. 3. Continuing the Piece | 18 |
| Working on the Wheel: | |
| 1. A pale-green bowl for flowers. 2. A cream-jug. 3. A flower-jar with two handles. 4. A nasturtium bowl | 38 |
| Methods of Decoration: | |
| 1. A large fruit-bowl. 2 and 3. Low dishes for candy. 4. A lamp-bowl | 38 |
| Where Use and Beauty are Combined | 68 |
| Pottery for Beauty and Use: | |
| 1. Rose-bowl. 2. A low Dutch dish. 3. Fruit-bowl | 80 |
| How to Make a Plaster Mould: | |
| 1. A plaster mould. 2. A rose-bowl | 80 |
| Pottery for Beauty and Use: | |
| 1. Lamp-bowl. 2. Candlestick. 3. Wall-jar for water-plants. 4. A flower candlestick | 80 |
| The Making of a Tile | 108 |
| Basket-covered Pottery | 126 |
| Indian Pottery | 156 |
| Indian Pottery | 162 |
| Teco Ware | 172 |
| Some Pieces of Volkmar Pottery | 176 |
| A Piece of Newcomb Pottery | 178 |
About This Book
This practical guide introduces clay types, their mineral components, and necessary tools and tempers, explaining how material properties affect plasticity and firing. It provides step-by-step techniques for hand-building and wheel-throwing, with illustrated sequences for coils and shaping. Decoration and glazing methods are described alongside recipes for glazes and advice on application and firing temperatures. The text includes instructions for making plaster moulds and tiles and for constructing and operating a kiln. It also presents basket-covered techniques, surveys indigenous pottery practices, and outlines contemporary American studio approaches, emphasizing the balance of utility and aesthetic design for beginners.