Vol. XX, No. 9. 
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 
January J9J9 
HE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM 
of New York has established a 
department under the supervision 
of Mr. Richard F. Bach to make 
available all the resources of the 
museum for the advantage of 
industrial arts manufacturers. 
This step is the result of a belief, 
which is quite general in art cir- 
cles, that the era of progress 
which the war will certainly usher into the world will see 
an exceptional development in the various industrial arts 
branches, and the chief agency for assistance to both manu- 
facturers and craftsmen must be the Magazine press and 
trade press. 
Mr. Richard F. Bach of Columbia University was for- 
merly the editor of Good Furniture Magazine and his 
knowledge of the design problem as related to the require- 
ments of manufacture will make his assistance invaluable 
to all designers and producers engaged in any way in the 
making or selling of furniture, fabrics, pottery, metal work, 
woodwork, jewelry, laces, etc., and they may rest assured 
that there are no treasures in the Morgan and other collec- 
tions to which they cannot have immediate access in terms 
of their own particular problems and requirements. 
Keramic Studio intends to take advantage of this liberal 
offer and our editor has been in New York this month to 
make arrangements with Mr. Bach and to select a number 
of objects which will be photographed for reproduction in 
our Magazine. Our idea is not to give photographs of pot- 
tery alone, but of all kinds of craftswork. We will not con- 
fine ourselves to pottery and china, although this will remain 
our main field. We want these good old designs to be an 
inspiration, nothing else, so that craftsmen will learn to 
take from any craft work a motif which pleases them and 
to transform it, to apply it intelligently to their own work. 
There will be in a series of such illustrations an endless 
source of suggestions for designers having a little original- 
ity, for any idea or motif may be treated in a number of 
different ways and it is in this application in accordance 
with the laws of design that the artist will show real 
creative talent. 
It is our hope that from now on Keramic Studio, which 
has well withstood the storm of the war, will see its field 
broadened and extended. We hope also to be soon able to 
have regular design competitions and the Museum illustra- 
tions which we will give will undoubtedly furnish a number 
of good subjects for these competitions. 
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We notice with satisfaction that among the subscriptions 
received lately there are a number of renewals from people 
who had discontinued since 1914, 1915, 1916. It really 
seems that the tide has turned. The change will not be 
very marked at first, but the movement will before very 
J ong gain momentum. Inside of a very few years we may 
very well be in the midst of the greatest art development 
that this country has ever had. 
Mr. Albert Heckman, who is both studying and teach- 
ing at Columbia College, has promised Keramic Studio some 
new material, both for decoration of china and for other 
crafts. Like the rest of us, he has been pre-occupied with 
other problems, but the approach of peace will find a re- 
newal of interest all along the line. 
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With the scarcity of household help, housekeepers are 
interesting themselves in all sorts of innovations for sim- 
plifying work. Glass cooking and baking dishes in which 
things can be served directly on the table are becoming 
greatly in demand. Though still quite expensive to pur- 
chase, they have great lasting qualities and would lend 
themselves easily to decoration. White oilcloth, table mats, 
etc., with crocheted or embroidered edges are greatly used, 
decorated in unfired enamels to correspond with the china. 
These can be wiped with a damp cloth and are ready for 
immediate use. 
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It has just been the privilege of the editor to spend a 
few days at Ramanessin Farm, the home of Sara Safford 
McCampbell, one of our former prominent china decorators. 
Mrs. McCampbell has developed for herself individual de- 
signs in clothes, which are simple to make in these days of 
shortage of dressmakers, and have the added beauty and 
interest of simple hand embroidered borders that give the 
touch of character and distinction which belongs to the 
work of an artist. We are hoping, before long, to have an 
illustrated article on this work, which will certainly be an 
inspiration to our womankind. 
LITTLE THINGS TO MAKE (Color Supplement) 
First Prize in Competition. 
Leah Rodman Tubby 
CJ MALL Satsuma or Belleek vase, upper left hand cor- 
kJ ner— Outline, Black, Lavender or Lavender enamel. 
Dots in center, Orange No. 3 enamel. The green is 2 
Meadow Green and 1 Blue Green enamel. The dark green 
is 2 Light Blue and 1 Grass Green enamel. 
Salt Shaker in light blue— Oil the blue and dust with 3 
Grey Blue and i/ 2 Water Blue. Oil the green and dust with 
Florentine Green. Paint the red with Yellow Red. 
Satsuma vase in dark blue — Outline with Black. Flow- 
ers are oiled and dusted with Grey Blue and a little Mode. 
Stems are dusted with Water Lily Green. Centers of 
flowers are painted with Yellow Red and a little Yellow 
Brown. For second fire oil background and dust with 
Water Blue. 
Bowl at top of page— Red spaces are oiled and dusted 
with Coffee Brown and a little Yellow Red. Black is painted 
in. Blue is dusted with 2 parts Grey Blue, 1/2 part Copen- 
hagen Blue. 
Flower vase to be done in enamels — Red is Pompeian 
Red, blue is Cadet blue enamel. Yellow is Jonquil Yellow. 
Leaves are Blue Green enamel for the dark and Florentine 
No. 2 for the light. 
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