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 71
? The model is right, and the gold anchor. In the illustration of the Chelsea dish which was criticallyexamined reference was made to spur-marks. On the base of figures there are other marks, called thumbThumb MarRs. marks, made during the burning in the kiln. Where each of the pieces came into… … Chelsea Figure, showing on base Three Thumb MarKs. larger figures the marks are larger because the supports wereand they become veritable thumb marks. See illustration.The forgeries are hard paste, and though, as before-mentioned,the anchor may be ground out and the thumb-marks ground in,the paste…
Pottery -- England · Collectors and collecting
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