Amanda Merriam (Mrs. Andrew B.): A Cincinnati Ceramic Artist Amanda Merriam (Mrs. Andrew B.), born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1827, was a quietly influential ceramic artist who emerged during the late Victorian era. Her artistic journey unfolded against the backdrop of a burgeoning American art scene, marked by both formal academies and grassroots artistic communities—a landscape where innovation often blossomed alongside tradition. Whil…