There is some mystery as to the designer of the dancing figures, the flute-player, the lady at the tea-table, the Copenhagen group, the Norwegian dalemen in Fredensborg, the mountain-men, and certain dainty Cupids. They differ entirely from Laplau's productions in every respect, and stand far above them in artistic merit. The late Professor Krohn, whose patient researches, on this and other vexed questions concerning old Copenhagen porcelain, were unfortunately broken off by his untimely death, was of the opinion that these figure subjects were the work of the _repoussé_ worker Kalleberg. Authentic confirmation is lacking, other than the letter above quoted. Until further evidence is forthcoming and further investigations are made into the Müller period, we must accept the authentic pronouncement by Müller as the last word on the subject. In regard to the employment of foreigners, it is certain that the experiment was not a success. Five workmen were inveigled from Meissen in 1776. Out of the five, probably induced by monetary considerations to quit the Meissen factory, two did not make an appearance in Copenhagen. Of the three who came, it seems that only one showed any great talent. It would appear, too, that they exhibited an arrogance that stirred up strife in the factory. They received higher wages than the Danish workmen and began to assume correspondingly superior manners, with the belief that the factory could not proceed without them. But Müller speedily put an end to this state of affairs by closing the factory gates against them, and when they attempted to break in, he had them turned out by force. With these experiences in mind, it is not surprising that when, at a later date, some English workmen from the Wedgwood factory desired employment, they received scanty consideration. [Illustration: FIGURE GROUP (ONE OF A PAIR). Painted in overglaze colours. Period 1780-1790. Marked with three blue lines. Height 9-1/5 inches. (_From the collection of the late Hr. B. Hirschsprüng_)] =Classification of Figure Subjects.=--The figure subjects under examination in this chapter may be divided into the following groups:-- Portrait Busts and Statuettes and Classic figures, in biscuit-- such as those of Queen Juliane Marie and the Hereditary Prince Frederik, and the statuette of _A Hero_ at the National Museum, Stockholm (illustrated, p. 115) Ornamental subjects, in white-- such as the centre-piece with the supporting Cupids at the _Dansk Folke Museum_, Copenhagen, and the remarkably fine vases, 4 feet high, at Frederiksborg, having powerfully modelled groups of female classic figures. Classic figures and subjects, decorated in colours, overglaze-- such as the group _Flora and Minerva_ by Jacob Schmidt and _Sea Horses_ at the National Museum, Stockholm (illustrated, p. 119). Romantic subjects in costume, decorated in colours, overglaze--