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AUTHOR'S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
ý n addition to the three contributors, numerous other persons have
been particularly 
generous in regard to this project. David Barker, Keeper of Archaeology at
the Potteries 
Museum in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, kindly and carefully reviewed a large portion
of the slip- 
ware text, adding numerous useful remarks based on his own extensive research
and pro- 
viding images of excavated slipware fragments. Richard J. C. Coleman-Smith,
author and 
Research Director of The North Devon Pottery Research Group, also focused
on the slip- 
ware. Many of his insightful comments are reflected in that text. Several
archaeologists 
from the Museum of London Specialist Services (MoLSS) also gave time: Roy
Stephenson 
and Jacqueline Pearce freely shared their in-depth knowledge of London archaeology,
and 
the remarks of Alison Nailer and Richenda Goffin (now Post-Roman Ceramic
Specialist for 
the Norfolk [England] Archaeology Unit) also added greatly to particular
entries. The British 
Museum's David Gaimster kindly gave access to that institution's marvelous
English slip- 
ware collection as well as their holdings of excavated delftware fragments.
   At Colonial Williamsburg, the author's alma mater, John Austin, former
Curator of 
Ceramics and Glass, helped with research and was, as always, an inspiring
and supportive 
friend. Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library, the author's new home, also
was 
extremely generous, providing encouragement and the freedom to complete the
l~ongridge 
manuscript and sharing the research skills of Curatorial Assistant Ron Fuchs.
Pat 
Halfpenny, Winterthur's Director of Collections and a respected English ceramics
scholar, 
author, and longtime friend, was an enthusiastic sounding board. 
   Several other persons were intimately involved in this monumental project.
Suzanne 
 Coffman capably and with a sometimes much-needed sense of humor took on
the mam- 
 moth task of editing and re-editing the Longridge text, which grew with
the size of the col- 
 lection. Davelyn Forrest transcribed pages and pages provided by those whose
particular 
 talents lay in ceramics research rather than computer technology. Plied
with orange juice 
 and sandwiches, the talented and respected photographer Gavin Ashworth braved
weeks 
 of photography in a basement with an author insisting that that object be
"rotated half-a- 
 hair to the left" or shot from a slightly different angle. Innovative
designer and Longridge 
 design supervisor Sonia Biancalani and, especially, designer Anita Merk
spent months slav- 
 ing over the layouts, arranging images of already impressive objects in
a beautiful setting. 
   Finally, to the owner of the Longridge collection, the author offers life-long
gratitude for 
 having been given the chance to get to know him and to research and help
publish his mar- 
 velous collection. The hospitality and patience of his family will always
be a fond memory. 
  L.B.G. 
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