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 153
HISTORY OF PORCELAIN. [CHAP. VI. of velvet or silk, like jewels, by our troops in the late war.These pieces consist principally of cups and articles ofsmall size, with very ancient inscriptions engraved uponthem, and by holding them against a strong light, devices,such as animals, flowers, leaves,… … Fig. 48. Jar, blue and white. Nankin. (Coll. Marryat.) and it is stated that it was for some time prepared fromlapis lazuli, but since smalt has been substituted, the colouris not so fine and vivid. (Figs. 47,48.) * This china is frequently doctored and ornamenting the ground, leaving theor tickled…
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