. The industrial arts in Spain. r 2 2 10 SPANISH INDUSTRIAL ART. do<mLXii te n- ^f^I^ POTTERY AND PORCELAIN, 2u MADRID.—BUEN RETIRO In 1759 King Charles III. came from Naples, having inheritedthe Spanish crown on the death of his brother Ferdinand after his arrival he determined to establish a porcelainmanufactory at Madrid in the same style as one which in 1736he had founded at Naples. The documents which exist re-lating to this manufactory at the archives of the Royal Palace,Madrid, Alcala, Ministry of Finance, etc., state that before theKing left Naples, he ordered th
. The industrial arts in Spain. r 2 2 10 SPANISH INDUSTRIAL ART. do<mLXii te n- ^f^I^ POTTERY AND PORCELAIN, 2u MADRID.—BUEN RETIRO In 1759 King Charles III. came from Naples, having inheritedthe Spanish crown on the death of his brother Ferdinand after his arrival he determined to establish a porcelainmanufactory at Madrid in the same style as one which in 1736he had founded at Naples. The documents which exist re-lating to this manufactory at the archives of the Royal Palace,Madrid, Alcala, Ministry of Finance, etc., state that before theKing left Naples, he ordered the following letter to be written tothe Secretary of State, Richard Wall, on September 11, 1759 : Likewise the workmen and utensils used at the royal manu-factory of porcelain of Capo di Monte must be embarked fromNaples to Alicant, in the vessels prepared for that purpose, inorder to continue from there the journey to Madrid. The neces-sary conveyances are to be provided, and the expenses to becharged to his Majestys account.
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