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Pottery and porcelain of all times and nations; with tables of factory and artists' marks for the use of collectors (1878)

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ngland, and for the decorations he employed the best artists. In 1780,he introduced the willow pattern, which has probably been the most pop-ular design ever produced for ceramic decoration, and is therefore worthstudying, to ascertain, if one can, why such a nondescript pattern, neitherOriental… … cated as well as the uneducated classes, and lasted for sixty years with un-exampled popularity. He also introduced the blue-dragon pattern,which consisted of a large dragon in blue, sometimes one, sometimes twoor three dragons, disposedon a dish, plate, or otherpiece, and was widely pop-ular. He…

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