. Pottery and porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876 . -^ii-^ A: -^^S \ ? J- » I. Fio. 1^.—Henri-DewR Faience Vaxe. small quantities. The clay itself is what the French term tei^re dc pij^e,and what we know as pipe-clay—a white, delicate, and very light inlaying, or the incised lines which are filled with colored clays,are most delicately cut, and so much resemble work done by book- EENRI-DEUX WARE. 135 binders that some persons have suggested that they were made withthe tools used in the bookbinders trade. At any rate, one should givethese pieces a cl
. Pottery and porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876 . -^ii-^ A: -^^S \ ? J- » I. Fio. 1^.—Henri-DewR Faience Vaxe. small quantities. The clay itself is what the French term tei^re dc pij^e,and what we know as pipe-clay—a white, delicate, and very light inlaying, or the incised lines which are filled with colored clays,are most delicately cut, and so much resemble work done by book- EENRI-DEUX WARE. 135 binders that some persons have suggested that they were made withthe tools used in the bookbinders trade. At any rate, one should givethese pieces a close look, for any thoroughly good piece of work is asource of supreme satisfaction. Admirable copies have been made of. Fig. Ii.—lIenri-Deux Salt-cellar. some pieces of this work by an artist named Toft, which were exhib-ited at Philadelphia in 1876 by Minton, of England. We give, in Figs. T8 and 79, two examples, more to exhibit some-thing of the forms and conceits indulged in than to show the delicacyand precision of the work, which are perfect. Fig. 78 is termed ahiberon; it is but seven inches high. The upper part is white, theornaments yellow; and the lower part black, with white the shield underneath the spout are the three crescents 79 is a salt-cellar. After the decease of Madame Ilelene de Ilangest, who was thewidow of Arthur Gouffier, a o-entleman of rank, tlie manufacture ofthis peculiar ware was continued at the Chateau dOiron by her son,Claude Gouffier; but the production was still limited, and it is doubt-ful if any pieces were ever sold. It is therefore of great rarity andof corresponding money-value, only lifty-three specimens of it beingknown to exist. 13
Size: 1794px × 1393px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, bookpublishernewyo, bookyear1878
