{"product_id":"syracuse-china-cleota-reed-9780815604747","title":"Syracuse China: May 7-21, 1864","description":"\u003cp\u003eOf great importance to scholars, collectors, dealers, and others interested in the history of ceramics, the decorative arts, and industrial culture, \u003ci\u003eSyracuse China\u003c\/i\u003e examines the birth, growth, and remarkable resilience over more than a century of one of America's major manufacturers of ceramic tableware. Drawing on the company's archives and historical collection of ware, the authors explore not only the history of its products but also the people who designed, made, decorated, sold, and used them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSyracuse China was the pioneer manufacturer of a distinctively American type of vitrified fine china, as well as the first American \"rolled edge\" shapes which revolutionized hotel and restaurant dining. The company was also a great leader in labor relations and marketing within its industry. Cleota Reed and Stan Skoczen's lively account of this fascinating chapter in the history of American material culture spans the Victorian age to the present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCollectors and enthusiasts will find the following features invaluable: \u003cbr\u003e-- 30 color plates\u003cbr\u003e-- 128 black-and-white photographs\u003cbr\u003e-- A comprehensive visual listing of Syracuse China's back stamps\u003cbr\u003e-- An appendix that enables the reader to identify Syracuse China shapes and patterns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cleota Reed, Stan Skoczen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815604742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815604747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.26h x 8.82w x 0.89d","brand":"Cleota Reed","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43980608176383,"sku":"9780815604747","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_66219899-2759-4c7a-8f0e-fcedd7c1c562.jpg?v=1683250878","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/syracuse-china-cleota-reed-9780815604747","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}