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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;say_it_slowly, post: 192939, member: 50&quot;]I believe that ceramics are largely fashion driven. Transferware came along as part of the mass production of pottery in the 18th C and has flourished ever since. Some popularity seems to be local and may be based on what was available through local markets.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, you can view archaeology to discover what people were using in certain areas. There is also a lot of ongoing research on slave ceramics and how that might relate to economics.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a site in Maryland that has some information but it&#039;s not all encompassing.</p><p><a href="http://www.jefpat.org/diagnostic/Post-Colonial%20Ceramics/Printed%20Earthenwares/index-PrintedEarthenwares.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.jefpat.org/diagnostic/Post-Colonial%20Ceramics/Printed%20Earthenwares/index-PrintedEarthenwares.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.jefpat.org/diagnostic/Post-Colonial Ceramics/Printed Earthenwares/index-PrintedEarthenwares.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And slave site research which includes lots of data on types of ceramics.</p><p><a href="http://www.daacs.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.daacs.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.daacs.org/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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