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Volltext: Ceramic art : a report on pottery, porcelain, tiles, terracotta and brick, with a table of marks and monograms ...

CERAMIC AKTS—GENERAL SURVEY. 
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source of materials. Chemistry has so far uulocked the 
secrets of the manufacture that it is no loiiger confined in 
empirical bands or limited in its ränge or locality. A few 
decades ago the knowledge of the details ot compounding the 
materials for porcelain-ware, or for the glaze and decoratiou, 
was centered in but few persons. It was guarded as a 
secret; and the death of a master was perhaps the death ot 
his art in the ränge of his labors; hat now principles survive 
individuals, the art is universal, and seerns established on an 
ehduring basis. Chemistry has also given pottery a new 
life, and has enlarged the ränge of its uses, and has extended 
its capacity for decorativc and ornamental purposes. 
The great capacity of the potter’s art for advancement in 
many important directions is one of its greatest attractions. 
The increasing use of tictile productions for ornamentation, 
not only in the interiörs of our houses, but in the exteriors, 
in the form of enamelled tiles, plaques, medallions, terra-cotta 
Ornaments, and bricks of various forms and colors, is highly 
gratifying, and marks a new era in the modern development 
of ceramies. But the capacity and known possibilities of the 
art are far beyoud the artistic sense and appreciation of the 
people.' 
Necessity for Instruction in Art. 
What is how needed is not so much the possession of 
materials, of knowledge, or even of artistic skill, as the 
elevation of the public taste, so as to create an appreciative 
and large demand for the products of higher eflbrts and 
greater skill. The manufacturers need encouragement and 
appreciation. The industry requires an artistic sense among 
the consumers of its products. If the public will not buy 
superior goods, the manufacturer cannot make them without 
loss. It is true that to a certain extent manufacturers should 
^ead public taste ; and no doubt their duty in this respect is 
not always appreciated by them, but it is well understood by 
some of the great establishments abroad, and fliey are reap- 
ing rieh rewards. Wedgwood, in striking out a new path, 
not only secured immediate support, but established a repu- 
tation of far greater value. Palissy’s art survives him and is 
the basis of an extensive industry. But the people generally 
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