The book of craftsmen; the story of men's handiwork through the ages (1900)
Bruce, Marjory · New York, Dodd, Mead & Co. · leaf 39
m classical mythology and from Biblical history were very popular, especially upon dishes made to commemorate be- trothals or weddings. Upon a brilliant white background figures and patterns were applied in various colours, blue and yellow being the most common. Heroes of legend and fable appear… … DELFT POSSET POT far behind, and in Holland during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries glazed earthenware was put to a variety of purposes. It was used for candlesticks, inkpots, knife- handles, pipe-bowls, stoves, hearth-tiles, and wall-ornaments. Delft, the greatest of the Dutch…
Decorative arts · Industrial arts
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