Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1897)
Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 30
potteries. A specimen of this ware is shown in the Rococoplaque (Fig. 8) with the subject of Galatea. Another celebrated pottery, connected with royalty, POTTERY. II was founded by King Charles III, in 1760 in the gardensof the royal palace of Buen Retiro at Madrid. This King,coming from Naples to… … Fig. 8.—Earthemware Plaque; Alcora Ware. (S. K. M. Staff of artists, workmen, and director of the works, Boni-celli, over from Italy to Madrid, and established the BuenRetiro works at a great cost. The yearly expenses of theseworks were ^20,000, and all the pottery made was for theexclusive use of…
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