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lation, but it is now conceded that it was made at Oiron, in the south-west of France.
In composition it is a faience of superior quality, the paste, according to an analysis by M. Salvetat, of the Sevres laboratory, consisting of, #
Silica,.59.
Alumina, ........ 40.24
99.24
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without lime or magnesia, and only a trace of iron. It withstands high firing without change, and is quite white.
Salvetat was also satisfied that the glaze did not contain ^wi. Brongniart notes the fact that this white earthenware k°tly was made in France long before the first attempts to Manufacture white earthenware in Great Britain, which dates from the end of the seventeenth or the beginning of the ei ghteenth century. But the distinguishing peculiarity of frie Henri-deux ware remains to be described. The orna- Mentation is inlaid, filling incisions or depressions in the ^ofry,though flush with the surface. For this filling, pastes c °lored with ochre were chiefly used, and the designs in general appear of an ochrey brown or yellowish color on the white groundwork. But black, blue, pink and green colors known. It is believed that this inlaying was accomplished y means of moulds, the intricate interlacing designs being s t carved upon a model from which casts were taken. The P a ste pressed in the moulds so formed, received the designs M mtaglio, and the spaces were afterwards filled with a soft, c °lored paste, the whole operation being similar to that of Making encaustic tiles.*
fr-OYAL Porcelain Works, Worcester .—These works, Q ®w under the management of Messrs. Phillips & Binns, ^fih Mr. P. Binns, F. S. A., as the Art Director, made a ni °st attractive display of the specialties of their production, n °tal)ly of ivory-porcelain in Japanese forms and decoration;
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1 details with figures, reference is made to Brongniart’s treatise, ii, pp. 176-178.