from Virginia (Plymouth), 92
from the Cherokee Indians, (Bow), 51
Lowestoft, used at Worcester, 114
Cleopatra, death of (Chelsea vase), 32
Coalport, =135-147=
Billingsley at, 165
Chelsea, Dresden, Sèvres marks imitated at, 143
illustrations—
plate (modern), after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 145
two-handled cup and saucer, 135
vase, 141
marks, 140, 142, 143
Nantgarw and Swansea incorporated with, 140
Sale Prices, 147
service made for Emperor of Russia, 142
Colebrookdale, 136-8
Cook, Captain, friend of Cookworthy, 92
Cookworthy, William (Plymouth), 91-96
“Cooper, John,” name on Lowestoft china, 127
Copeland—
discovery of Parian ware by, 21, =156-158=
excellence of ware of, 151, 158
illustration, plates, 157
marks, 156
Sale Prices, 161
Copeland & Garrett, marks of, 156
Copeland, W. T. & Sons, marks of, 156
Copper Lustre Ware—
best period of, 225
illustrations of, 221, 222, 223, 225, 226
Courtney (late Bloor), Derby china, 20
Cradle, old English earthenware, 207
Crescent as a mark—
Bow, 54
Caughley, 140, 143
Lowestoft, 130
Worcester, 70, 71, 78
Cross as a mark—
Bow, 53, 60
Bristol, 100
Caughley, 140
Lowestoft, 130
Crossed daggers, Derby mark, 8, 9, 11
Crown Derby—
illustrations of, 3, 11, 13, 17
marks, 7, 8, 16, 20
peculiarities in crown mark, 8
Sale Prices, 23
“C. S. N.” as a mark, 142, 143
Cumberland, Duke of, contributes annual sum to Chelsea, 33
“Curtis, James and Mary,” names on Lowestoft mug, 118
Curtis, Thomas (Lowestoft), 181
“C. W.” as a mark, 169
“D” as a mark, 7, 8, 39
Dagger as a mark, 54
“Daniell” as a mark, 142
Davies, William (of Worcester), 69
Delft, blue—
Bristol, 97
illustration of (Old Staffordshire), 206
Lowestoft, 115
Della Robbia ware copied by Minton, 184
Derby, =3-25=
biscuit ware, 21
cause of decline of, 16
characteristics of, 22
illustrations of—
Bloor Derby, v, 17
Crown Derby, 3, 11, 13, 17
marks—
Bloor Derby, 16
Crown Derby, 7
Sale Prices—
Bloor Derby, 24
Crown Derby, 23
Derby, Chelsea, 46
Derby-Chelsea, 8, 39
marks, 39
Sale Prices, 44
De Witt, Cornelius, portrait of (Wedgwood), 255
De Witt, John, portrait of (Wedgwood), 255
Dillwyn (Swansea)—
Etruscan ware, 171, 174
illustration of, 173
lustre ware made by, 228
marks of, 171
Dixon & Co. (lustre ware), Sunderland, 228
Dobson, Mr. Austin, quoted, 68
Donaldson, painter, Worcester, 78
Doulton, Messrs., Lambeth, 29, 205
Dragon blue, introduced at Caughley, 138
Dresden copied—
at Chelsea, 37
at Worcester, 84
marks imitated at Coalport, 143
origin of factory at, 196
Dudley House, Chelsea vases at, 39
Duesbury, William—
the first, 6, 8
the second, 12
the third, 15
Duesbury & Sheffield (Derby), 15
Dwight, John, 202
the inventor of porcelain in England, 29
Earl St. Vincent, friend of Cookworthy, 92
Earthenware—
definition of, xxiii
old English, 193-218
Egyptian ware (Wedgwood), 258
“England,” use of word on modern china, 144
English slip ware, 208
English ware universal on Continent, 253
Etruria, 253
first vase produced at, 254
Etruscan ware, Dillwyn (Swansea), 171, 174
illustration of, 173
Evans & Co., Swansea, 174
“F” as a mark, 53
Falstaff, Quin as, Bow figure, 55
“Fayence, Spode’s new,” 154
Felspar porcelain (Coalport), 140
Minton & Boyle, 182
Flaxman, design on Wedgwood (France and England), 260, 263
Flight & Barr, 78
Billingsley, painter, with, 165
marks, 78
Flight, Thomas (Worcester), 78
marks of, 78
Flora, Bow figure of, 64
Fordyce, Lady Margaret, designs on china painted by, 12
“Foundling” Vase (Chelsea), 37, 38
Frank, R., Brislington, 228
Frederick, Prince of Wales, portrait of, painted by Frye, 51
Frederick the Great (Worcester mug)—
Carlyle’s description of, 72
illustration of, 73
French sprig pattern (Derby), 22
Frog mug, Sunderland, 203
Frye, Thomas (of West Ham), 51
as a mezzotint engraver, 52
various signatures of, 60
Fuddling cup, 207
Fulham pottery, 202
flip-mug, Alexander Selkirk, 214
Garrick, as Richard III., Bow figure, 55
George II., patron of Chelsea, 33
German workmen brought to Chelsea by George II., 33
Glass, Joseph, potter, 207
Glassy porcelain, definition of, xxv
Glaze—
definition of, xxiii
leadless, 144
Globe as a mark, 184
Goats and bee jug (Bow), 62, 63
Chelsea, 35
Gold lustre ware, 232, 233
jug, 232
Grainger, Lee & Co., Worcester, 81
marks, 79
Green, Guy, Liverpool, 238
“H” as a mark, Lowestoft, 129
Hancock, Robert, engraver, 72, 76
Hard paste, definition of, xxiv
Hard porcelain—
first manufacture of, in England, 91
made at—
Bristol, 97, 98
New Hall, 105
Plymouth, 91
Harrison, John, 250
“Harvey, William,” name on Lowestoft, 123
Henri II. faïence, copied by Minton, 185
Herculaneum Pottery (Liverpool), 200, 241
Heylin, Edward (of Bow), 51
Hogarth, “Midnight Conversation” of, Liverpool bowl, 246
Hughes, Lowestoft, 129
Ironstone china—
Mason, xxiv, 216
illustrated, 217
Isleworth, 205
“I. W.” as a mark, 199, 211
Jackfield, factory at, 138
Japan patterns used at Derby, 22
Japanese influence on Spode, 155
Derby, 22
Jasper ware (Wedgwood), 257
illustrations of, 249, 258, 259
Johnson, Dr., experiments of, at Chelsea factory, 40
“K & B, Worcester,” as a mark, 79
Kaolin, xxv, 195
Kean, Michael (Derby), 15
Kerr & Binns (Worcester), 79
King of Prussia mug, Carlyle’s description of, 72
Kishere, Mortlake, 205
“L,” two letters, mark on Lowestoft, 130
Lamb, Charles, on Old China, 4
Lambeth, Dutch potters at, in seventeenth century, 205
Lane, Delph, 216
Lang, Mr. Andrew, verse quoted, 4
Laurel wreath on Bristol china, 106, 107
Lead glaze, definition of, xxiii
Lead, large amount used in Bow glaze, 62
Leadless glaze, xxiii, 144
Leeds pottery, 201
Limoges enamel, copied at Worcester, 83
Lister, Dr. Martin, 30
Liverpool—
pottery once its staple manufacture, 200
Queen’s Ware (Wedgwood), decorated at, 253
Liverpool ware, =237-246=
illustrations of, 237, 243, 244, 245
marks, 240, 241
Sale Prices, 246
tiles, 245
Locker & Co. (late Bloor) (Derby), 20
Longbeards, mugs thus named (Low Countries), 197
Lonsdale, Lord, Derby service, sketches made by, 12
Lowestoft, =113-132=
birthday tablets, 123
Bow and Chelsea copied by, 127
characteristics of, 130
coats of arms on, 115
delft, old, attributed to, 115
errors concerning, 115, 119
illustrations of, 113, 117, 118, 122, 123, 125, 128, 129
marks, 127, 129, 130
moulds and fragments recently discovered, 122
old factory, site of, 121
Oriental influence on, 127
origin of, 114
Sale Prices, 131
spurious imitations made in France, 127
Worcester, its resemblance to, 127
Luson, Hewlin (Lowestoft), 121
Lustre ware—
copper, 221-227
gold, 232, 233
silver, 227-232
illustrations of—
copper, 221, 222, 223, 225, 226
gold, 232
silver, 227, 228, 229, 231
“M” as a mark, 182
“M & B” as a mark, 182
“M & Co.” as a mark, 184
Mandarin decorated porcelain—
Bristol, 97, 99
Lowestoft, 116, 127
Worcester, 83
Marriage plates, 114, 115
Mason, Charles James, 216
Mason, Miles, mark of, 216
Mason Patent Ironstone China, xxiv, 215, 216
illustrated, 217
marks, 216
Sale Prices, 218
Mayflower, in relief, Bow pattern, 58
Meissen, origin of factory at, 196
Mill to grind old folks young, 271
Minton, Thomas, 181-2
Minton Ware, =181-189=
faïence, 181
illustrations, 183, 185, 186, 189
majolica, 186
marks, 182, 184
reproduction of Henri II. ware, 185
Sale Prices, 187
Minton & Boyle, mark of, 182
Minton-Campbell, Colin, 182
Sale Prices of his china collection, 187
Minton, Hollins & Co., 184
Moore & Co., lustre ware, Sunderland, 228
Morris, painter, Swansea, 174
Mortlake, pottery at, 205
Mottoes on earthenware, 206, 208, 211-214
Moulds, xxiv
disinterment of, at Lowestoft, 122
illustration of, 113
Nankin pattern, Caughley, 138
Nantgarw, =165-171=
characteristics of, 175
founders of, solicit Government patronage, 169
glassy nature of, 169
illustrations of, 166, 167
marks, 169, 170, 171
Sale Prices, 176
Nelson, portraits of, on jugs, 214
New Canton, title of Bow Factory, 49
Newcastle mugs and jugs, 201
“New Fayence, Spode,” 154
Nollekens, Life of, quoted, 30
Nottingham, 202
Oiron faïence (copied by Minton), 185
Old folks, mill to grind young, 712
O’Neale, painter, Worcester, 78
Opaque, xxiv
porcelain (Spode), 153
Oriental models copied—
at Bow, 58
at Caughley, 137
at Chelsea, 35, 37, 39
at Coalport, 144
at Worcester, 67, 70, 85
by Minton, 181
by Spode, 154
Oriental—
marks on English china (Chelsea), 39
Worcester, 71
porcelain, having English coats of arms, 115, 120
Over-glaze, xxiv
“P” as a mark, 240
Palissy ware copied by Minton, 184
Parian ware (Copeland), 158
how discovered, 21
“Parrish” (of Norwich), name on delft plates, 115
Parting cups, 208
Paste—
definition of, xxiv
hard, 91, 97, 98, 105
Pastille-burner (Crown Derby), 11
Spode, 152
Pastorella, woman playing the (Bow), 50, 53
Pennington, mark of, 240, 241
Perdita (Mrs. Robinson), portrait of, on modern Coalport, 146
Petersburg, 197
Petuntse, xxv, 195
Philips, Richard (Lowestoft), 127, 129
Piggin, 208
Pinxton, Billingsley at, 165
Planché, Andrew, originator of Derby works, 6
Plato, portrait medallion of (Wedgwood), 255
Plymouth, =91-96=
characteristics of, 106
illustrations of, 91, 94, 95
marks, 94, 96
Sale Prices, 107
Plymouth, Lady, designs on Derby painted by, 12
Porcelain—
definition of, xxv, 195
_hard_—
at Bristol, 97, 98
at New Hall, 105
at Plymouth, 91
first manufacture of, in England, 91
Porphyry (Wedgwood), 256, 258
Portland vase, 260, 261, 263
Portrait medallions (Wedgwood), 255, 274, 275, 276
Posset-mug, 207
Posset-pot, 207
Pottery, definition of, xxv, 194
Powles, Richard (Lowestoft), 129
Prices, why old china commands high, 106
Printed table service, first blue, made in England, 138
Printing on china, xxv
Printing transfer—
at Battersea, 240
at Liverpool, 237, 239
at Worcester, 72
Purple lustre ware, 232
Puzzle jugs, 207
illustration of (Wedgwood), 212
Queen Charlotte, Wedgwood service for, 200, 253, 263
Queen’s Ware (Wedgwood), 253, 270
importance of, in history of ceramics, 200
Quin as Falstaff, Bow figure of, 55
“Quinton” (of Yarmouth), name on delft plates, 115
“R” as a mark, 184
initial on Lowestoft, 129
Redgrave (Lowestoft), 129
Reid & Co. (Liverpool), 241
“Resist” pattern (lustre ware), 231
“R. H.”, signature on Worcester mug, 72, 76
Richard III., Garrick as, Bow figure, 55
Ring, Joseph, Bristol, 201
Robinson, Mrs. (Perdita), portrait of, on modern Coalport, 146
Rockingham, unfinished ware from, sold to Robert Allen (Lowestoft), 118
Rose, French refugee, painter at Lowestoft, 118
Rose, John (Caughley), 138-9
establishes the Coalport factory, 139
Swansea factory purchased by, 174
Rose, I. & Co., marks of, 142
“R. P.,” initials on Lowestoft, 127
Russia—
Catherine of, Wedgwood service made for, 263
Emperor of, modern service made for (Coalport), 142
“S” as a mark, 140
Saddlers’ Hall, portrait of Frederick, Prince of Wales, at, 51
Sadler, John (Liverpool), 138
signature on tile, 246
Sadler & Green, 239
Wedgwood’s Queen’s Ware decorated by, 253
Sale Prices—
Bloor Derby, 24
Bow, 63
Bristol, 108
Caughley, 147
Chelsea, 42
Coalport, 147
Copeland, 161
Crown Derby, 23
Derby—
Crown, 23
Bloor, 24
Chelsea, 42
Lowestoft, 131
Mason’s Ware, 218
Minton, 187
Nantgarw, 176
Plymouth, 107
Spode, 159
Staffordshire, 218
Swansea, 177
Wedgwood, 272
Whieldon, 272
Worcester, 85
Salopian, 136
marks, 140
Schnorr, John (Dresden), 196
Schreiber, Lady Charlotte, collection of, 78
Selkirk, Alexander, his mug, 214
Sèvres—
artist from, at Plymouth, 94
copied—
at Chelsea, 37
at Coalport, 143
at Worcester, 77
marks of, imitated at Coalport, 143
“S. H.” as a mark, 20
Sharp (Stevenson, Sharp & Co.), Derby, 20
Shaw (Liverpool), 240, 241
Shylock figure (Chelsea), 41
Silver lustre ware, 229-231
illustrations of, 227, 228, 229, 231
modern imitations of, 227
Slip ware, old English, 208
Smeaton (builder of Eddystone Lighthouse), friend of Cookworthy, 92
Soft paste, definition of, xxiv
Soqui, Sèvres artist at Plymouth, 94
Spode, Josiah—
the first, 151
the second, 153
the third, 153
Spode ware—
characteristics of, 158
illustrations of, 151, 152, 153
marks, 153, 155
Sale Prices, 159
supersedes French wares on the Continent, 153
Sprig, Angoulême—
Chantilly pattern (Derby), 22
imitated by Derby, 22
Sprimont, Nicholas, at Chelsea, 33
Square seal as a mark (Worcester), 71
Staffordshire earthenware—
illustrations of, 198, 199
Sale Prices, 218
Stevenson & Hancock, 20
Stevenson Sharp & Co., 20
Stone china—
Minton, 182
Spode, 154
Sunderland, 201, 202, 214
frog mugs, 202
illustrations of mugs and jugs, 193, 203
Swansea, =171-174=
characteristics of, 175
chief painters at, 173
illustrations of, 172, 173
marks, 171
sale of factory to John Rose (Coalport), 174
Sale Prices, 177
Swords, crossed, as a mark, 20
“T” as a mark, 60, 63, 100
Temple Bar, view of (Bloor Derby vase), 25
Terra-cotta ware (Wedgwood), 256
Thames Tunnel, view of, on mug, 214
Tiles—
enamelled Minton, 184
printed Liverpool, 237, 239
Tithe pig—subject on Liverpool mug, 246
“To” (signature of Tebo), as a mark, 60, 63
Toby jug, 197
Tortoiseshell ware, 250, 251
Toy sets, Lowestoft, 124
Transfer-printing, xxv, 72
illustrations of Liverpool, 237, 243, 244, 245
Worcester, 67, 73
Translucent, xxv
Triangle as a mark, 33, 35, 39
Trident as a mark, 171
True porcelain, definition of, xxv
Turner—
dark blue Caughley, 136, 137
mark of, 140
Tyg, 208
Unaker, 51
Under-glaze, xxiv
Venice—
anchor as mark, 30
workmen from, at Chelsea, 30
Vicar and Moses, Staffordshire figure, 199
Victoria and Albert Museum—
Bow, 57
Oiron faïence, 185
Worcester, 78
Vienna, 197
Vincennes, origin of, 30
Virginia, clay from (Plymouth), 92
“W” as a mark, 71, 79
Walker, Samuel, 140, 165
at Nantgarw, 169
at Swansea, 170
Wall, Dr. John—
founder of Worcester, 69
his death, 77
painting by, in Merton College, Oxford, 69
Walpole, Horace, quoted—
on Battersea printing, 240
on Chelsea, 33
Wear, cast-iron bridge across (Sunderland mug), 202
Wedgwood, Josiah, 249, 250
art of the potter, views concerning, 265
monument to, at Stoke-on-Trent, 268
opinion of, concerning Richard Champion, 104
opposes Cookworthy and Champion’s patent (Bristol), 97
Wedgwood catalogues, 265
Wedgwood Ware, =249-278=
early imitation of jewels, 252
illustrations of, 207, 249, 256, 259, 260, 277
lustre ware, 228
marks of, 269, 270
printed at Liverpool, 240
Queen’s Ware, 253
Sale Prices, 272
Wedgwood & Bentley, marks of, 269
Wedgewood, spurious mark imitating Wedgwood, 270
Welsh ware, Isleworth, 205
Whieldon, Thomas, 251
illustration of Whieldon ware, 251
Spode apprenticed to, 151
White porcelain biscuit (Wedgwood), 257
Willow pattern plate, introduced at—
Caughley, 137
Spode, 152
Wilson (Staffordshire), lustre ware, 228
Wolcot, Dr. (“Peter Pindar”), friend of Cookworthy, 92
Wolfe, General, death of, on jug, 214
Wood, Ralph (Burslem), 199
Worcester, =67-90=
Billingsley, flower-painter at, 165
characteristics of old, 83
illustrations of, 67, 73, 77, 81
marks, 70, 71, 78, 79
Sale Prices, 85
Wrotham, Kent, 202
Yarmouth, pottery at, 200
Young, W. W., painter, Nantgarw, 170, 171
_Printed in Great Britain by_
UNWIN BROTHERS, LIMITED, THE GRESHAM PRESS, WOKING AND LONDON
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[Transcriber’s note: the following changes have been made to this text.
Frontispiece: Schrieber changed to Schreiber—Lady Charlotte Schreiber.
Page 45: Sotherby to Sotheby—Sotheby, May 17, 1920.
Plate facing page 76: Wattean to Watteau—Watteau style transfer.
Page 108: or to of—bouquets of flowers.
Page 143: comparision to comparison—comparison of the dates.
Page 281: Sevrès to Sèvres—Chelsea, Dresden, Sèvres marks.
Page 286: facfory to factory—establishes the Coalport factory, 139.]