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
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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
I have lately sett up at Fulham aforesaid,” and which were composed
of “Stourbridge clay and Dorsetshire clay, calcined; mix them with
Woolwich sand and water, to be trodden with the feet, and then
burned.” For these he had, in the previous year, obtained a premium
from the Society of Arts. In 1795 the works were, according to Lysons,
“carried on by Mr. White, a descendant in the female line of the first
proprietor,” and they were so continued until 1862, when, on the death
of the then Mr. White, they passed into the hands of Messrs. Makintosh
and Clements. Two years later, however, on the death of Mr. Makintosh,
the works were sold to the present proprietor, Mr. C. I. C. Bailey,
who shortly afterwards considerably enlarged and improved them; he
having built a new factory and introduced the newest and most improved
machinery.
The articles and the wares made by the Dwights will have been pretty
well understood from the foregoing notice; but, in addition, it is
essential to speak of some few well-authenticated examples which still
exist. About the time of the sale in 1862, Mr. Baylis, of Priors
Bank, obtained from the Fulham works a number--about twenty-five--of
extremely curious and historically valuable specimens of the ware
produced there by the Dwights, and kept in the family. Of these he sent
a brief account to the _Art-Journal_,[48] a part of which I here
transcribe:--
“The first is a dish, said, and with more than mere probability,
to be one of a dinner set manufactured for the especial service
of Charles II. It is of a round form and large size, being
64½ inches in circumference. The groundwork is a rich blue,
approaching to the ultramarine; it is surrounded by a broad rim
nearly four inches wide, formed by a graceful border of foliage
and birds in white, and shaded with pale blue. The whole of
the centre is occupied by the royal arms, surmounted by its
kingly helmet, crown and lion crest. The arms themselves are
encircled with the garter, on which is inscribed the well-known
motto, ‘_Honi soit qui mal y pense_.’ The arms and supporters
rest upon a groundwork of foliage, in the middle of which is
the motto, ‘_Dieu et mon Droit_.’ The workmanship of this piece
of crockery is of very superior character, and a dinner set
of similar ware would make many a modern one look poor. The
solitary specimen left of this once-magnificent royal dinner
service _is believed to be by far the finest extant of this
early English manufacture_, and includes five classical figures
of brown ware, of admirable execution, testifying to the skill
and taste of the Italian workmen: they consist of Saturn--at
least we presume it is meant for him, as he is represented
with a child in his arms, which he seems to be on the point of
devouring, according to his agreement with his brother Titan.
He has already got the child’s hand in his mouth, and the bite
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