A history and description of the old French faïence, with an account of the revival of faïence painting in France (1903)
Solon, Louis Marc Emmanuel, 1835-1913, Burton, William, 1863- · London, New York [etc.] Cassell and Co., ltd. · leaf 119
inhabitants. The Lord of the Manor, Huguesde Marron, an impecunious gentleman full of schemes andprojects, conceived the idea of trying the manufacture of paintedfaience, a business which was then considered as a sure wayto fortune. Several ventures in which he had embarked pre-viously, such as the… … MEILLONAS. 57 full of confidence in the success of his new enterprise. In theyear 1760 the very basements of his castle were appropriated asworkshops; one or two ovens were put up at the back of thebuilding, and he engaged the whole staff of workmen justdismissed from a faience factory which had…
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