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 78
being applied to a soft paste, a certainloss of sharpness and outline definition occurred, which wasreferred to in Worcester. The blue applied in decoration to Bow china is always under the^ glaze, and the designs are painted on the biscuit, so that when the piece was dipped into the glaze White=… … BoW Patterns. characteristic. The other colours and the gold were applied overthe glaze by painters and gilders. Then the china is baked againin a kiln at a much lower temperature. It follows that whilst 70 OLD CHINA these enamel colours and the gold gradually get rubbed off byuse, the blue, being…
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