Origin and Development of Form and Ornament in Ceramic Art.: Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-1883, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1886, Pages 437-466.

Origin and Development of Form and Ornament in Ceramic Art is a scholarly work by William Henry Holmes, published in 1886 as part of the Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology. The book examines the evolution of ceramic art, focusing on the interplay between form and decoration in pottery, particularly in pre-Columbian North America. Holmes categorizes the sources of pottery forms and explores how cultural and environmental factors influence ornamentation, providing valuable insights into the artistic and functional aspects of ceramics.