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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 164

An illustration from 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, leaf 164 — s said that Mr. Beckfordpossessed a sufficient numberfor a breakfast-set every daythroughout the year, withoutusing any service a secondtime. Portugal, Spain, and Holland,in consequence of their earlyintercourse with China, pos-sessed large quantities of Ori-ental porcelain, from which,indeed, most… … 120 HISTOID OF PORCELAIN. [CHAP. VI. the navigation to India by the Cape of Good Hope wasopened. In conclusion, it may be observed that the taste forcollecting Oriental porcelain has been much checked bythe numerous imitations of the old ware sent home fromChina. To this cause, no less than to the…

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