The ceramic art of Great Britain from pre-historic times down to the present day, Volume 1 (of 2) : $b being a history of the ancient and modern pottery and porcelain works of the kingdom and of their productions of every classJewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William
History
The ceramic art of Great Britain from pre-historic times down to the present day, Volume 1 (of 2) : $b being a history of the ancient and modern pottery and porcelain works of the kingdom and of their productions of every class
Jewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William
Pottery, British -- History
RICHD. BARTON.
From these “weekly bills,” of different dates from 1770 to 1773, I make
the following extracts for the purpose of showing collectors the period
to which they may safely attribute the manufacture of such specimens
as may be in their possession. The extracts are from the “overtime”
made by the hands, and are taken hap-hazard, and without any attempt
whatever at classification.
£ _s._ _d._
Seals, 2 dozen of Tom-tits 0 2 4
3 dozen of Ouls Crests 0 3 6
2 dozen of Indian Boys with
Handscreen 0 2 4
Seals, 3 dozen Bull finches 0 3 6
2 dozen of Parrotts 0 2 4
1 dozen fine Gentle Man with
a Muff 0 1 2
2 dozen and 6 Cocks 0 2 11
2 Vincent Perfume Potts 0 3 0
Jarr, with Globe Cover 0 1 0
1 Junquill Beaker, with ornament
handles 0 2 6
3 Hart Shape Perfume Potts,
with handles 0 3 9
2 Perfume Potts, Royhal Pattern
0 1 6
1 dozen Seals, Cupid as a
Letter Carrear 0 1 2
1 dozen and 6 Boys a drumming 0 1 9
1 dozen and 6 Cupid as Doctor 0 1 9
3 dozen Perimeds 0 3 6
1 dozen and 6 Chinease Men
a smoking 0 1 9
1 dozen and 6 Cupids with a
Nett 0 1 9
3 dozen Seals, Chinease Men
with a Burd 0 3 6
3 dozen Cupid as a Backus 0 3 6
Seals, 5 dozen Swallows 0 5 10
Seals, 3 dozen Arliquens 0 2 4
1 dozen and 6 Shepherds
Shearing of Sheep 0 1 6
1 dozen and 6 Cupids Booted
and Spur’d 0 1 9
1 dozen and 6 Harts on a
Cushion 0 1 9
1 dozen and 6 Turks a Smoakin 0 1 9
Seals, 6 dozen Birds 0 7 0
Jinks overtime for painting 3
dozen of Tom tits, at 1½_d._
each 0 4 6
5 Sweet Meat Basins, at 1_s._
each 0 5 0
30 Seals painted in Mottowes,
by Boarman and Wollams 0 3 1½
34 Figure Seals, painted by
Jinks, at 2_d._ each 0 5 8
Paid (carriage) for the plaster
Mould from Darby 0 0 6
Painting Smelling bottles,
overwork, viz:--
2 boys catching a Squrel, at
1_s._ 3_d._ 0 2 6
2 ditto with a Birds nest, at
1_s._ each 0 2 0
1 ditto piping with a Dog, at
1_s._ 0 1 0
1 ditto Double Dove 0 1 0
Modling of a Pedestol 0 14 0
21 Snuff boxes of Cupid and
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