The encyclopedia of ceramics, compiled by W. P. Jervis, with much original matter now first published.. (1902)
Jervis, William Percival, 1850- · New York · leaf 236
re trade came into existence with the aid of, or was created by, English potters. Looking back a little, we find that in 1542 a manufacture of enameled tiles was established at Rouen, in which Italian influence was plainly visible. Specimens of this manufacture decorated the Chateau d’Ecouen, built… … PALISSY RUSTIC DISH. tion of the Chateau de Madrid in the Bois du Boulogne, the outside of which was decorated entirely with terra-cotta, enameled earthen- ware and enamels. This building was nicknamed “Chateau de Faience,” and also “Immeuse vassalier.” It was entirely destroyed by fire in 1792,…
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