The ABC of collecting old English china, giving short history of the English factories, and showing how to apply tests for unmarked china before 1800 (1908)
Blacker, J. F · London : London Opinion Curio Club · leaf 117
ally with the other factories, so that the result was that,in 1773 or 1774, Richard Champion, merchant, of Bristol, who had loS OLD CHIXA previously worked under licence from the patentee, bought thePlymouth business and patent rights, and transferred them toBristol, using the title, W. Cookworthy… … Plymouth—Coffee Cup. works. Lord Camelford, who financed the Plymouth factory,writing in 1790, gives some particulars: With regard to the porce-lain manufactory that was attempted to be established some yearsago, and which was afterwards transferred to Bristol, it was under-taken by Mr. Cookworthy…
Pottery -- England · Collectors and collecting
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