To learn more about chalkware, see
Promey, Sally M. "Gordon Parks, Dresser in the bedroom of Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman." Object Narrative. In Conversations: An Online Journal of the Center for the Study of Material and Visual Cultures of Religion (2014).
Promey, Sally M. "Chalkware, Plaster, Plaster of Paris." Medium Study. In Conversations: An Online Journal of the Center for the Study of Material and Visual Cultures of Religion (2014).