Pottery and porcelain of all times and nations; with tables of factory and artists' marks for the use of collectors (1878)
Prime, William Cowper, 1825-1905 · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 292
thinkthis clay, unlike any other that he had seen, worth an examination in acountry so rich in mineral products. He found no better use for it, how-ever, than to sell it in Dresden for hair-powder, and by accident Bottcherdiscovered that the ore-mountain district furnished also this treasure… … 173. Dresden Cup and Saucer(T.-P. Coll.) Kings period. 288 PORCELAIN. lain factory. Every precaution was taken to preserve the knowledge ofthe art from becoming public. The workmen were not only sworn tosecrecy, but were practically prisoners in the castle at Meissen. On thewalls they read…
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