Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 125
er-girl. Seehow gracefully she reaches for a nosegay from herbasket. I have seen bouquets of Dresden porcelainthat you could hardly distinguish from real flowers,said Uncle Jack. You d hardly think that such a beautiful thingwas made from common earth, said Will. Nor is it, said his uncle. This… … TERRA COTTA VASE. named Bottcher, discovered a bed of it there, andmanufactured the first true porcelain made inEurope, said Uncle Jack. Why couldnt they get the fine clay fromChina and make their porcelain anywhere ? askedWill. Because the Chinese jealously kept all theirclay to themselves,…
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