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Porcelain, its nature, art and manufacture (1906)

Burton, William, 1863- · London, B.T. Batsford · leaf 214

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At the same time aFrench modeller, named Acier, joined the staff, and to hisinfluence we may trace a certain affectation of ingenuoussimplicity, which is also met with all over Europe, for wasit not the age of Angelica Kaufmann? The fourth period commenced about 1774, when CountMarcolini became… … PLATE XIX. MEISSEN VASE GERMAN PORCELAIIM. 177 Sfevres in the atrocious neo-classic style which expired inthe frigidities of the so-called Empire decorations.Heavy ground-colours were largely used, the commonestbeing a royal-blue ground imitated from that of Sivres,and a peculiar rich green which…

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