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Porcelain, its nature, art and manufacture (1906)

Burton, William, 1863- · London, B.T. Batsford · leaf 218

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inted with gold in relief.After a second, or, if necessary, a third, firing, these werecut up with agate tools, and polished so as to give the utmostsparkle and brilliance. The process was a costly one—onlypossible at a Royal factory—both on account of the amountof precious metal employed, and of… … PLATE XX. -VIENNACUP AND SAUCER GERMAN PORCELAIN. i79 sprung- up since the cessation of the Imperial factory, arenow to be found on the English market. HocHST.—^The secret of porcelain, carried from Meissento Vienna, was in turn carried to Hochst, a little town be-tween Frankfort and Mainz. Here a…

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