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imjDorted may have led to the repainting of some in Europe ;
but, as time went on, a taste seems to have developed for this
so-called clobber ware, and from the number of these fluted
vases, which admitted of the colours being applied in stripes,
one is almost led to think these must have been
pieces specially
ordered with a view to the of same on this side.
repainting
Be this as it this ware is also met with on flat surfaces.
may,
Chinese Porcelain decorated in Europe.
Porcelain seems to have been imported in the white for
) decoration in Europe ; while other pieces, on which the Chinese
/ decoration was not deemed to be sufficient, were
repainted
after arrival. Pieces are to be met with decorated in the
styles of Holland, France, Germany, and Italy ; while in this
the artists of Worcester, Bow, Chelsea, and Lowestoft
country
\
have left specimens of their handiwork on Chinese porcelain.
In the Franks collection, there are pieces so decorated, with
Chinese date-marks, 1723-1736.
No. 419. Ewer of coarse material. 16 inches.
Height,
No mark. This piece was brought home about the middle of
the eighteenth century, and remains to this day in the pos-
session of the descendants of the original owner. The cover
and neck are covered with the same gilt scroll-work that we
find in mandarin pieces, while the rest of the decoration is said
to have been added at Lowestoft.

POTTERY AND STONEWARE.
No. 420. A beaker-shaped vase. Height, 10 inches. No
mark. Made of dark brown stoneware, with engraved and
embossed ornamentation relieved by slight colouring. This
is made in imitation of the metal vases in
piece employed
Chinese temples.
Pottery is lighter in weight than stoneware. Perhaps the
best-known description of Chinese pottery is that called
" " of a terra-cotta shade, and
boccaro ware, which is generally
often decorated with praised ornaments, sometimes relieved by
colouring:.