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EXPOSITION  AT  VIENNA.

He  discovered  the  method  of  making  white  porcelain  in  1709,
and  ke  was  appointed  Director  of  the  Meissen  works  in  1710.
Five  years  later,  white  porcelain  of  excellent  qnality  was
commonly  made,and  in  1720,  under  the  direction  of  Horoldt,
excellent  paintings  with  gilding  were  produced.  .  Groups 1
and  figures  were  modelled  in  1731,  and,  in  the  succeeding
twenty-five  years,  the  productions  attained  their  greatest
perfection.  The  varied  productions  of  the  establishment
at  the  present  time  were  conspicuously  displayed  upon
the  crimson-covered  canopied  stand  in  the  main  transept,
adjoining  the  rotunda.  They  consisted  chiefly  of  the  filier
sorts  of  vases  and  decorated  wäre,  and  fully  sustained
the  high  reputation  of  the  works.  The  productions,  however,
  include  ordinary  dinner-services  and  wäre  for  domestic
use,  much  of  it  decorated  in  cobalt  blue,  and  artificial
ultra-marine;  colored  enamels,  and  other  materials  for  the
production  of  porcelain.  About  600  workmen  are  employed,
and  the  value  of  the  product  annually  is  about  400,000  thalers
  (in  1871,  370,000  thalers).  The  market  is  chiefly  abroad.
For  the  blue  decorated  dinner-services  there  is  a  great  demand,
  so  that  the  works  are  two  years  in  arrears  of  the
Orders.
C.  Tielscii  &  Co.,  Altwasser,  Schlesien,  ma.nufactv.rers  of
porcelain,  stone-china,  aud  fire-briclc.—The  consumption  of
raw  materials  by  this  establishment  amounted  to  324,483
thalers  in  value,  and  the  production  to  20,000,000  pieces,
worth  750,000  thalers,  the  greater  portion  of  which  was  for
home  consumption.  Forty-five  oflicers  and  foreman,  and
about  1,700  workmen,  in  two  establishments;  seven  steamengines,
  with  an  aggregate  of  158  horse-power.  Founded  in
1845.  Progress  Modal  awarded.
Carl  Kristee,  Waldenburg,  Schlesien,  exhibited  tableservices,
  clocks,  vases,  etc.  There  are  two  establishments,
founded  in  1831,  manufacturing  not  only  porcelain  articles,
but  bricks,  fire-bricks,  and  tilcs.  They  make  a  specialty  of
table  and  coflee  Services.  The  consumption  of  raw  materials,
in  1871,  amounted  to  220,000  centners,  and  the  production
to  639,000  thalers  worth,  mostly  for  home  consumption.