hed the steady progress andearnest endeavors ofthis body of craftworkers the annualexhibitions have fig-ured as milestones,each marking an ad-vance upon that ofthe year before. Theresponse of the pub-lic to work of thischaracter can be con-fidently J) red ic ted,since in no other waythan from the… … work of the factories is not in competition with it,since even the best factory work is hampered byan unavoidable rapidity of output, both in designand execution. In this china from the studios wesee the wide ])t)ssibilities of the craft. Lovers ofrare and beautiful china have not been slow to…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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