PO T TER Y A ND POR CEL AIN.

Memorial pitcher and several vases with figures in high
relief, the latter being modelled entirely by hand and never
duplicated. The pitchers, with relief portrait of President
Garfield, were made of sage-green clay with " smear " or
dull glaze, in two sizes, of which less than a hundred were
issued.
While the manufacture of commercial ware was being
prosecuted, Mrs. Nichols was engaged in producing works
No. 137.-LARGE POTTERY BOWL, UNo\DERGLAZE DECORATION, BY MRS. 1ARA
L. Niciiois, IS82.  CINCINNATI 1\IfSEUM  OF ART.
of a high artistic order, after the Japanese styles (see Ill.
137). During- these earlier years, Miss Clara Chipman
Newton was associated with Mrs. Nichols in this work
and her refined taste and intense interest contributed in
no small degree to the progress which was made at that
time. In 1883 Mr. V. V. Taylor bcame Mrs. Storer's
partner in the enterprise and has continued from that time
the active manager.
The printing processes were soon entirely abandoned

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