The pottery and porcelain of the United States; an historical review of American ceramic art from the earliest times to the present day (1893)
Barber, Edwin Atlee, 1851-1916 · New York, London, G.P. Putnam's Sons · leaf 232
One of these is a nine- inch piece, made of the peculiarly trans- lucent bone china body with soft, velvety glaze, which is designated by the manu- KNOWLES,TAYL0R AND facturers Lotus" ware. The entire ex- KNOWLES-. terior surface is covered with an underglaze mazarine blue of a rich tone. On one… … the vase is decorated 86. — Small Vase, Relief Decoration. Exhibited at Chicago Fair. in raised coin-gold after the Renaissance style, while the handles are solidly gilded and chased.
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