Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-06-16
VOL. ss, NO. 41.-WHoLE NO. 1913.

all other nulds were OF clay, and the vae eNten'
Ito which these vessels were used ut Rome is curl
Iously illustrated by The Monte Testacco, or Pet
sher bill, hillock which though much reduced
lin dimensions since the seventeenth century, is
still 100 feet in height and one third OF n mile in
circumference, aud is composed entirely of fra e.
menis of broken pottery apparently n general
place of deposit for all the polsherls OF the city
Both the Greeks and the Egyptians possessed
equal skill with the ancient Italians, in the fabri-
cation of the finer WIRES oil clay The proper
Greek vases are too similar to those found III tia
ly to require separate descriptions aud those oil
Egypt are thought ut least to indicate, that the
three nations derived the art from n common
source Our knowledge OF Egyptian pottery is
derived principally from the paintings IN The
lenhs, but vases Of clay as well AS Of metal, have
heen not unirequently found in the RUNS OF
1hebes.
The manufacture of porcelain, tie most ser
vceabe ms well ms beautiful in lie texture OF all
clay wares, is known to have been carried on ny
Chinese from very early period, aud curious
proof of the great antiquity of the Chinese porce-
lain has lately been unexpectedly met. vii 20
Egypt In al Egyptian tomb, which had not
been opened since The tine of the Phnraohs, The
uscan anliquary RoseIlini found small bottle
of Chinese inscription, precisely similar Ia general
appearance to bottles manufactured in China at
the present day, though of somewhat finer tex.
lure. 1t was filed with cosmetic, aud 10 doubt
was part of the toilette furniture OF some Egyp-
tian lady,
"Who walked about low strange the story
In Thebess street, three Thousand years ago"
Several other similar vessels have been found in
the same locality, under circumstances which
preclude the suppositiou, that they are brought
from the East in modern times. In strength and
lbeauy Of texture the Chinese porcelain has
never been equalled, though in graceiulness of
form and elegance OF decoration, 1t is vastly inie-
riur, not only TO the pottery Of ancient Greece and
i,nI,s h,,tt If,
to be wrought upon the lathe, an implement of
very high antiquity, and formed almost entirely
10y the hand. The figures and other decorations
are never printed, but painted by hand, and have
therefore neither the regularity nor The uniormi-
y Of the figures on the common printed Europe
an Ware. The Chinese set high value on an
tlque specimens of this iavorlte national Ware
and in the celebrated collection of Chinese rari-
ties lately exhibited ut Philadelphia, there were
porcelain vases of light translucent blue color,
not less than four feet in height and believed ap.
paiently with reason, TO be at least several hun
dred years old.
The art OF pottery has long HourislIed in other
parts Of the Eastern world. and in climates where
hooped woouen vessels would shrink from the
heat, and decay, from imbibing the moisture Of
their contents; it is most important branch OF
manufacture The supersttons OF sonte oriental
religions forbid second of clay vessels and
as the cup or platter is required to he broken as
o"o" 10 T" "uo wv" "'e', '"' '"'F'''' u 'N'''
wares must he very great
The use Of cooling vessels of Clay is an Eastern
lnFe"''oi, "nu WIS .'no"uce" a''p E'loPe
H'o"g" 0P'''i ny VIZ "a'"cens' inco0 "'e ei'i''
Iy u,'Sa%e" l"'s' 'to"s'' W '''',' ""'0. VI c'o'
hqu'us Slowly """sp'e' me l,'s uclls H1eu
""" l,'ee" VI cu'' 1 ca, VI az, WIG
law, rapidly cools the fluid within.
The manufacture of porcelain has now beer
carried 10 high degree of perfection in severa
al h',, ~ o''' ,,",, So,
,, " ~ ~" a' Is; S.'', ,I ,t, ~ 49,. y
- w. Laa.,;!I "'' I, ,.,mns ~ H.,
,n.o Io,,or an,,tnn,.;a VS. ,,,,n ~ - s,',,o ~
Enota,J o,o a ~ .'t;, "' ni,',od H., LnmJ l.,
I:ii7ri -, 80 H. I -. =! 49, ~
'.aI ho,, az" ~, ,'I i'"o p.o
r, %i i ."ro h' ,, ~ H." "eua oIo,r
,so,,oJ ,,ih onIor ,n,,ar frr,,, ~,
,,.o'oJ ri.,, or ,olor trhn coIors oro onn,;o,
- ,ha nIo.rn ,,h.r ,ha ,vnra 10 in r hoi
h,,r,,, state cssIIeJ h., rd oro ,no,oiI;c as on
,aI,e coiors would Le d,,n,anoSed Nv, 10 i,ons
heat Of the turpaceI
GInziny consists IN cavoripg tho ;pror or o,,o
surface o1 both. with a coating. which is Write,
or changed m plass Inv the heat of the furnace !,
hioL 10 ,yoro "a h,Led Tic in,r,d;sn,s of RI,
'la.ir, ore 6noIv ,ronnL ,rd re;vod Win ,yo
,nr md in tb,s HHid stain onrIieJ m tho ,vare
,hioL in,hihes tho yator md Inavrs the solid in
.'t',s o ,i s,,.caoa trh,, Enronoon o.oa
III; rso,,;ros ~ ba PARTIALLY hmm Letr; ,ha aIa,
ing ;s annl;.d hut he Chinese ie 50 comuoct as n
suffsr nn n,nry tro,n d;nning in The Anil oa1ino
Gnr hain, ,o,rr,i, sam. Jr;ad7
Porcelain is sometimes used FIR o,ber nurpose.
,har ,he fabrication of hoII,v ,v,,e ri a n,,,c
decora,e ,I'e an,hs md n,n,les Of hair freIoco
viii nain,ed norr.Inin ,;las and churchas an
. o,har nmhIic builJ;nos ,yere o,,en enored in m
',;ddIaonos w;,h ,nr;a r,,oJ fG,,rad and nIoza
,;I"s 81 rd'arv hos',v ~ o ou sa
,his ,,,eria or Drna ,ah,:s o. s,o,ss ;s
and i, seems capnble Of pro6,able nnlicn,on 10
ns, 81 ,i,'rnose. tor ah;nI orbar ,n,aro,
"'' h "t ,'so' 'rha noaIa;n 81 Senra
oa,;ros tar,,aJ ;n,o a., Ibis nn yhrh n,
, ovao,',od ;,noar;shatla CONES Of fua nn;n,no
ga soii n, on1'r,m"ns ,o,oI tho ann'oi ox Fl
a"u eI,I ~ rs Ere~o a., :" p"r;s in 1901
r roVnd ' apnn,.o ,atio ~ S"vros torceIa;n wa
! &c., ,,o iaaf o"I TO, aoh %, S;,,uIe n;ec'
h VIC ea, auu W. eacn y, s'so p'oU'