Museum of antiquity; a description of ancient life: the employments, amusements, customs and habits, the cities, palaces, monuments and tombs, the literature and fine arts of 3,000 years ago (1883)
Yaggy, Levi W, Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis), b. 1844 · Alexandria, Va., W.P. Grant & co. · leaf 365
objects made of ordinary porcelain, were counterfeited,being composed of still cheaper materials. A figure, whichwas entirely of earthenware, with a glazed exterior, underwent asomewhat more complicated process than when cut out of stone-and simply covered with a vitrified coating; this last could,… … IMITATION OP REAL STONES. ance, was placed within reach of all classes, or, at least, thepossessor had the satisfaction of seeming to partake in each fash-ionable novelty. Such inventions, and successful endeavors to imitate costlyornaments by humbler materials, not only show the progress ofart…
Civilization · Classical antiquities
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