. Pottery and porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876 . few examples of it only areknown to exist, and it probably was made rather as an experiment, anddid not reach a commercial circulation. 11. and II. Daniell, of Stoke and Shelton, made fine porcelain andstoneware as early as 182G. Some of this porcelain is highly praisedby Chaffers. It is doubtful if we have any of it in the United States. Wedgwoods.—The old house of Wedgwood, founded by Josiah—of whom I speak in another place—is still in active service, and has inthese later years produced porcelain of grea
. Pottery and porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876 . few examples of it only areknown to exist, and it probably was made rather as an experiment, anddid not reach a commercial circulation. 11. and II. Daniell, of Stoke and Shelton, made fine porcelain andstoneware as early as 182G. Some of this porcelain is highly praisedby Chaffers. It is doubtful if we have any of it in the United States. Wedgwoods.—The old house of Wedgwood, founded by Josiah—of whom I speak in another place—is still in active service, and has inthese later years produced porcelain of great excellence. Mintons works, at Stoke-upon-Trent, are now very extensive. Notonly is porcelain inade there in great variety, but earthen-ware and tileslargely. The factorv was established in 17l»l, bv Thomas Minton. Some of pate-sur-pAte. 315 the most elaborate pieces of porcelain-work are now made there. Themark is Minton, stamped on the pieces. Among the principal artists in the Messrs. Mintons employ is , formerly of Sevres, who has produced some exquisite vases in. Fig. 153.—CopelancCs Jeweled Porcelain. jpdte-sur-jydte—a method wliich consists in working, upon a dark bodyor paste, designs in a white or lighter paste. This, being semi-trans-parent, admits of delicate shading and modeling. This fascinating andfinished style of work originated, so far as we know, in France, wheresome admirable pieces have been made, more perfect even than thoseby M. Solon. The vases by him, which were exhibited in Philadelphiain 1876, and which were sold to Sir Richard AVallace for six hundredguineas, have a deep olive-green body, upon which the figures seemfloating, as if they had just appeared from the dark, or might at anymoment sink into it. The mystery and strength of color no one canfathom or explain, nor can one at all put into words the ineffable satis-faction which one receives from such work as this. It is gratifying toknow that two pairs of these vases were bought
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