The Old China Book: Including Staffordshire, Wedgwood, Lustre, and Other English Pottery and PorcelainF.A. Stokes Company, 1903 - 300 Seiten |
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Albany AMERICAN VIEWS Andrew Stevenson Aqueduct Bridge Arms artistic basaltes bear beautiful Bentley blue and white border Boston Museum Bristol Burslem called Capitol Castle Castleford Caughley central view Ceramic Art Chelsea City clay Clews Cobridge collector colour cup-plates cups and saucers dark blue decoration Derby designs dishes Doctor Syntax dollars early England English potters English views Erie Canal Etruria factory figures flowers and scrolls glaze green Hall Harewood House House Hudson River inch plates inches high Ironstone China jasper Josiah Josiah Wedgwood jugs Lafayette Leeds Little Falls Liverpool London Lowestoft Maker unknown marked medallions modelled mugs old blue old china ornamental painted pattern perfect Philadelphia pieces pitcher platter portraits printed ware Regent's Park Ridgway scene shade shape showing shown in FIG silver lustre sold specimens Spode Staffordshire Stevenson tea-set teapot vases W. G. Wall Washington Wedgwood Wood Worcester York
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Seite 97 - A variety of others have been made since of different sizes; some to be set in the lids of snuff boxes and some so small as to be worn in rings; and the numbers sold are incredible. These, with the pictures, busts and prints (of which copies upon copies are spread everywhere) have made your father's face as well known as that of the moon...
Seite 10 - Mary had acquired at the Hague a taste for the porcelain of China, and amused herself by forming at Hampton a vast collection of hideous images, and of vases on which houses, trees, bridges, and mandarins were depicted in outrageous defiance of all the laws of perspective. The fashion, a frivolous and inelegant fashion it must be owned, which was thus set by the amiable Queen, spread fast and wide.
Seite 209 - I am just returned from viewing the Wedgewood-ware that is to be sent to the Empress of Russia. It consists I believe of as many pieces as there are days in the year, if not hours. They are displayed at a house in Greek-street, Soho, called
Seite 126 - Ther was also a Nonne, a PRIORESSE, That of hire smiling was ful simple and coy ; Hire gretest othe n'as but by Seint Eloy ; And she was cleped madame Eglentine. Ful wel she sange the service devine, Entuned in hire nose ful swetely ; And Frenche she spake ful fayre and fetisly, After the scole of Stratford atte bowe, For Frenche of Paris was to hire unknowe.
Seite 117 - George the First was always reckoned Vile, but viler George the Second; And what mortal ever heard Any good of George the Third? When from earth the Fourth descended God be praised, the Georges ended.
Seite 120 - An elegant sufficiency, content, Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books, Ease and alternate labour, useful life, Progressive virtue, and approving Heaven!
Seite 105 - Fleece and I wear it. I have Lawns, I have Bowers, I have Fruits, I have Flowers ; The Lark is my morning alarmer — So Jolly Boys, now — Here's God Speed the Plough, Long Life and Success to the Farmer.
Seite 196 - BASALTES, or black ware ; a black porcelain biscuit of nearly the same properties with the natural stone; striking fire with steel, receiving a high polish, serving as a touchstone for metals; resisting all the acids, and bearing, without injury, a strong fire, stronger indeed, than the basaltes itself.
Seite 105 - LET the wealthy and great Roll in splendor and state, I envy them not, I declare it; I eat my own lamb, .My own chickens and ham, I shear my own fleece, and I wear it; I have lawns, I have bowers, I have fruits, I have flowers, The lark is my morning alarmer; So, jolly boys, now. Here 's God speed the plough, Long life and success to the farmer!
Seite 132 - The Cloud capt Tow'rs, The Gorgeous Palaces The Solemn Temples, The Great Globe itself, Yea all which it Inherit, Shall Dissolve; And like the baseless Fabrick of a Vision Leave not a wreck behind.