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 310
190. Celtic Incense-cup. teapots and cups and saucers,object to one who did not appreciate the rarity of the color; but thatcolor on a few costly specimens impelled the potters to discover itscomposition, and, when reproduced, gave bread and clothing to a hun-dred families. But for the collectors… … on a century longer, eating fromcheap Delft ware or pewter dishes.There can be no better illustrationof the importance and value of artstudy and art collections with re-gard to the commercial interestsof a people. The policy whichhas been pursued in America issadly in opposition to this greattruth…
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