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 12
a dry, rather dull appearance, possibly due to thepresence of bone-ash, which was used in varying proportions atChelsea, Worcester, and other potteries probably as early as 1760.Yet, later, the soft paste of Derby has an opacity or earthiness which adversely affected the enamel colours. „ . used in… … Early Worcester—Soft Paste. Transfer Printed.Richard Holdships MarK. addition of lime, and it will resist the file almost as well asthe paste itself. This may be accounted for by the fact thatthe body and the glaze are fired in one operation in the kilnat a fierce heat, which causes a complete…
Pottery -- England · Collectors and collecting
Internet Archive · California Digital Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
