. American homes and gardens . Some Notable Collections of Old Blue Staffordshire China Decorated With American Views, Syntax and Wilkie Designs, andthe Arms of the Thirteen Original States By Alexander M. Hudnut. HERE are only a few collections of OldBlue historical china in this country whichare well known. Museums sometimes havea few stray pieces, but I have never heardof an important collection of dark blueStaffordshire being owned by a museum inAmerica. About a year ago I went through a well-knownmuseum in one of our larg-est cities, and was amusedat a collection of bluehistorical plates
. American homes and gardens . Some Notable Collections of Old Blue Staffordshire China Decorated With American Views, Syntax and Wilkie Designs, andthe Arms of the Thirteen Original States By Alexander M. Hudnut. HERE are only a few collections of OldBlue historical china in this country whichare well known. Museums sometimes havea few stray pieces, but I have never heardof an important collection of dark blueStaffordshire being owned by a museum inAmerica. About a year ago I went through a well-knownmuseum in one of our larg-est cities, and was amusedat a collection of bluehistorical plates and plat-ters exhibited in a glasscase. It contained in allsome twenty specimens ofblue historical plates andplatters. They were notrare pieces and were inpoor condition, many ofthem being cracked andchipped. On one of theleast important of the plat-ters was a label whichread: Very rare—onlyone known. The best collections are owned by individuals. When Iuse the word collection I include only those classes of OldBlue ware indicated in the headlines of this article. Thereis a difference of opinionas to how many varietiesconstitute a perfect collec-tion and also as to whatconstitutes a variety. A ten-inch P
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