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Pottery & Porcelain – Encyclopedia Of Antiques
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That should get you started~

Red and Yellow ware refer to the color of the clays used to make the bowls. The redware had a definite red t o orange cast to the clay. Yellow ware… well… yellowish.

Salt glazed refers to the type of glaze. In the case of salt glaze, salt was literally tossed onto the piece as it was fired, and caused a reaction with the clay and heat to form a tannish eggshell textured finish on the item. I don’t know if I have seen many salt glazed bowls, but for sure, most of the oldest Red Wing crocks and jugs were salt glazed. It is what many of the pretty East Cost “Antique Road Show” cobalt trimmed piedes are glazed with.

Brown Bowls are usually hard to ID, SO MANY factories made them. …. Shapes and exterior designs always help to ID them. Post some pics, maybe I can help a little…

Thanks, Moms and Blarney -

My bowls are brown, all three – the clay is yellow. I will try to get photos (it’s hard to photo dark shiney things…)

Thx