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lation, but it is now concoded that it was made at Oii'on', iu
the south-west of France.
In composition it is a faience of superior quality, the
paste, accordiug to an analysis by M. Salvetat. of the Sevres
lahoratory, consisting of,
Silica, 59.
Alumina, 40.24
. 99.24
without lime or magnesia, and only a trace of iron. It
withstands high firing without cliange, and is quite white.
M. Salvetat Was also satisfied that the glaze did not contain
tin. Brongniart notes the fact that this white earthenware
body was made in France long before the first atternpts to
manufacture white earthenware in Great Britain, wliich dates
from the end of the seventeenth or the beginning of the
eighteenth Century. But the distinguishing peculiarity of
the Henri-deux wäre remains to be described. The orna-
mentation is inlaid, filling incisions or depressions in the
body, though flush with the surface. For this filling, pastes
colored with ochre were chiefly used, and the desio-ns in
general appear of an oclirey brown or yellowish color on the
white groundwork. But black, blue, pink and green colors
are known. It is believed that this inlaying was accomplished
by means of moulds, the intricate inierlacing designs being
first carved upon a model from which casts were taken. The
paste pressed in the moulds so formed, received the designs
in intaglio, and the spaces were afterwards filled with a soft,
colored paste, the whole Operation being similar to that of
making encaustic tiles.*
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Royal Porcelain Works, Worcester.—These works,
now under the management of Messrs. Phillips & Binns,
with Mr. R. W. Binns, F. S. A., as the Art Director, made a
most attractive display of the specialties of their production,
notably of ivory-porcelain in Japanese forms and decoration;
* For details with figures, reference is made to Brongniart’s treatise, ii, pp. 176-178.