. The Wedgwoods: being a life of Josiah Wedgwood; with notices of his works and their productions, memoirs of the Wedgwood and other families, and a history of the early potteries of Staffordshire. )les of which, from my own collection, are shown inthe accompanying engraving of a saucer and a of the choicest examples of the highest class of Bristol SERVICE MADE FOR BURKE. 245 art existing at the present day, is the tea-service of whichthe cnp and saucer engraved below forms a part, the cupand saucer now being in my own collection. This example isalso highly important as showing the
. The Wedgwoods: being a life of Josiah Wedgwood; with notices of his works and their productions, memoirs of the Wedgwood and other families, and a history of the early potteries of Staffordshire. )les of which, from my own collection, are shown inthe accompanying engraving of a saucer and a of the choicest examples of the highest class of Bristol SERVICE MADE FOR BURKE. 245 art existing at the present day, is the tea-service of whichthe cnp and saucer engraved below forms a part, the cupand saucer now being in my own collection. This example isalso highly important as showing the perfection to which themanufacture of porcelain had been brought at the time ofthe transfer of the works from Cookworthy to Champion—the service having been made in 1774-5, within a very fewmonths after the establishment of the works in Bristol. It. was made to the order of Edmund Burke, while the contestedelection for Bristol was going on, as a present to Mr. andMrs. Smith, who were his warm friends and zealous sup-porters, and whose guest he was. The decorations are ofthe most chaste and elaborate design, and of the most deli-cate workmanship, and the pieces profusely and massivelygilt in both dead and burnished gold. Another notable and beautiful feature of the Bristol workswas the production of plaques, bouquets of flowers, wreaths,and armorial bearings, in biscuit. Of these, two examples,belonging to Mr. Lucas and Mr. Bailer, are shown on thefollowing page, as is also a large vase. Despite the energy of himself, the skill of his workmen,and the beauty of the ware produced at his manufactory,Richard Champions hopes of permanently establishing anart in Bristol, which should not only be an honourable and 256 THE WEDGWOODS. useful, but a remunerative one, proved fallacious, and in
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