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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dgbjwc, post: 11273066, member: 308&quot;]I had a dear friend who taught a course on Women Artists at the local university. She concentrated mainly on the Renaissance era. There is certainly room for research concentrating on circa 1880 - 1920. Tastes had changed by 1920 and it was also difficult to produce handpainted pieces at a price the public would pay. China painting still survives as a hobby but it is a dying art. </p><p><br /></p><p>For research you needn&#039;t concentrate just on china - many women also created and decorated pottery. The work of Pauline Jacobus (Pauline Pottery) is just one of these creators. Other talented women worked at Rosevillle and Weller just to name two pottery companies off the top of my head. </p><p><br /></p><p>It would be interesting to see Elizabeth Stoner&#039;s full pattern book but I don&#039;t know if any copies survived. The Minnesota Historical Society might have info? I bought a few scattered sheets of patterns at auction recently for $1. I couldn&#039;t let them go in the trash. Haven&#039;t had time to reseach them and now I&#039;m not sure what pile they are in. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for your plants, I would run the pictures through Google&#039;s image search and see what comes up. Even if you don&#039;t get an exact answer it may give some leads. Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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