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finds it difficult to follow a drawing cor¬ 
rectly in throwing clay upon the wheel 
where a slight variation of line may mar 
the beauty of a vase. The potter’s wheel 
is perhaps the most interesting step in the 
whole process, for there the lump of clay 
grows under skillful fingers into beautiful 
forms. 
The people of Colorado Springs finally 
became interested in the work that was going 
on at their doors and a stock company was 
formed in 1902. It was at Christmas time 
of that year that the ware made its real debut 
into the world. In spite of the fact that it 
was a new and unadvertised product it met 
with an appreciative reception, particularly 
in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. 
A piece of this pottery passes through vari¬ 
ous hands before it comes forth finished, but if 
it escape all the accidents to which it is sub¬ 
ject in the process of making—cracking in 
the green state or destruction in the kiln, 
which is fired to a high degree of heat—it 
is in the end very durable. The »;laze is 
dead, varying from no gloss at all to a 
SOME RECENT VAN BRIGGLE WARE 
slight one, as delightful in its velvety soft¬ 
ness to the touch as it is pleasing to 
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