Collections towards a history of pottery and porcelain, in the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries : with a description of the manufacture, a glossary, and a list of monograms (1850)
Marryat, Joseph · London : J. Murray · leaf 129
nt required. The greenjasper is obtained in the same way, by the admixture ofprotoxide of chrome. This is the composition of the darkblue ground, with its gem-like surface, of Wedgwoodscopy of the Portland Vase. The variety and extent to which this manufactory of * This ware is so well known as to… … Fig. 43. Wedgwood Vase. published in 1777, there are enumerated and describedas fac-similes of antique cameos, the subjects taken fromthe Egyptian and Greek Mythology and History, such asGods, Goddesses, Sacrifices, Kings, Wars of Troy, Philoso-phers, Poets, &c, the astonishing number of 977…
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