[Illustration: FIG. 316.--BUST OF GEORGE II.] The interesting bowl (now in the British Museum), made at the Bow works in the year 1760, and painted by Thomas Craft, is accompanied by a short history of the works, which informs us that the names of the proprietors were known all over the world, that they employed 300 persons, about 90 painters, and 200 turners, throwers, &c., all under one roof. (See Fig. 313.) In 1775 or 1776 the works were sold to Duesbury, and all the moulds and implements were transferred to Derby. [Illustration: FIG. 317.--GROUP: "A TEA PARTY."] For a more detailed account of the Bow porcelain manufactory, the reader is referred to _Marks and Monograms on Pottery and Porcelain_, by W. Chaffers. CHELSEA. This celebrated porcelain manufactory was established about 1740, shortly after that of Bow, and the early productions of the two are frequently mistaken one for the other; but, fortunately, the Chelsea wares, especially the finest pieces, were subsequently marked with an anchor in gold or red. The period of its greatest excellence was from 1750 to 1765. The early pieces were copied principally from the Oriental, being decorated with Chinese patterns, and these were marked with an embossed anchor. [Illustration: FIG. 318.--MARSHAL CONWAY.] [Illustration: FIG. 319.--SHEPHERD.] The beautiful vases in the French style, in imitation of Sèvres, with _gros bleu_, crimson, turquoise, and apple-green grounds were made from 1760 to 1765. In 1769, by order of M. Sprimont, the proprietor, the Chelsea porcelain manufactory was sold by auction. [Illustration: FIG. 320.--VASE. "DEATH OF CLEOPATRA."] The works were purchased by W. Duesbury of Derby, and carried on by him at Chelsea until 1784. The later pieces made here under his direction are easily distinguished; these vessels are of simple elegant forms, with the frequent recurrence of gold stripes, and the same forms and style were adopted simultaneously at Derby, but they are inferior to the vases made when M. Sprimont had the works under his direction. WALES SWANSEA. The manufacture of porcelain was revived at Swansea in 1814 by L. L. Dillwyn. At that time Billingsley had commenced making his porcelain at Nantgarw; it naturally attracted Dillwyn's attention, and conceiving that the kilns used by Billingsley & Walker might be considerably improved, he made arrangements with them to carry on their process at Swansea. Hence the origin of the Swansea porcelain, which obtained great repute, and was continued for six or seven years. Baxter, a clever painter of figure subjects, left Worcester and entered Dillwyn's service in 1816 and continued there for three years, returning to Worcester in 1819. In the year 1820 the manufactory was discontinued, and all the moulds and appliances were purchased by John Rose, who removed them to Coalport about the same time as those of Nantgarw. [Illustration: FIG. 321.--PLATE.] [Illustration: FIG. 322.--PLATE.]