The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-10-10

CoOtceet wares, teoe some one oh0ul0
discover how they wsrO msds. Even
ths Japaness. fi1lr1eassSs aslehbsEs.
did not gain the ast lbs many ysass.
All The world ad@irsd tho beautifhl
cups, vasss and dlshss which came
fFom China. and called them China
warn. Some evil- -miudsd psssoos ussd
to suspcct thae thee dainty white
wares usrss unAkis .oe zhumAus bones !;
which SAs OF cesrse sssy j6hs. sss pos-
celaln = mads from ! kiAd Or poeoslain
clay. This clay 10 very pore, and 4
obtained BY the decomposition of field
spar granite rocks. The Chinese call
this clay kaolin. svz
1t was wonderful, the perfection
which the Chinese attained Ia making
porcelain. The ancient end celebsated
egg-shsll wares were especially dali
cate and beautiful. Eggshsll cups.
Jars, vases, ct one time, wsrs mads -
thin ~ bamboo paper, and almose
transparent. Some were left pure
white, others tinssd . dainty cream
color, and Others were painted . deli-
cate blue. The favoFits shade Of the
Chinese In blue wss called, ..bius -
the sky sates . showSs." The moet
expensive. wsre nsnussceursd wss
called "cfeckle..s vasse Of this
crackie, would - eovsrsd wishs Ut.
work Of tiDy crooks, psoducsd ~
snddah calling n ths 0shikS. Thsss
vases would afterwards b dipped In .
colored slsse. psrhspsruby sss. which.
settling to the cracks, gsvs them .
lovely sppeorance.
The Chinese artists take great pains
in decorating these porcelain wares,
and a. each srtist hes his specially, 1t
often requires several TO paint . siugie
cup. One paints tho flowers, another
the birds, . third psints tho land
scspes, and q fourth traces the human
6gur es.
Sometimes they arrange these pic
lures cunningly between layers OF pos-
celsin, the outer layer being ground
very thin. In this case, the picture
does not ahow at IA until the vase IL
flied with some colosea liquid, which,
by giving its dark background, ~
veals II - II BY magic. There vsrs
8 900 furnaces at one time In King-te-
chin, and, - may BE- imagined, they
manufactured great dsal Of porcelain.
Indeed, 20 important has this manu-.
factuss become, thaA Hhsesvsea bak-
ing Of porcelain b finished, . day IL
1T apsrt for thanksgiving snd rs1oic-
ing. ssrs sg
Porcelain became % plentiful ia
China, that . tower WAS built Of por-
celain tiles, near Nankin. This tower
was nine stories high, and each story
was furnished with . gallery, cornioe
and roof Of green tiles, while as every
corner were hung bells, 90 light - to
be easily moved by the wind. II must
have been grand to have hoard those
bells In . storm. This tower was once
the eighth wonder q the
world but these bells rupg together
for the last time In 1856, whsn the
tower was blown down In 3 storm.
The Chinese could not keep thelr
secret always /; and 1t was nrst discov-
cred by the japanese, who we're care
ful not to let It 60 out Of their own
island.
A French monk, travelling 10 China
in l7l2. caught some glimpse q ths
mystery, and he sent all tho in1pema'
tion he could gain to friend Of hie 10
EaAnca- .nAmaA- Raanmar. Theel
hints, togethes with some specimenl
Of choice China-wars which the nnsni
had sent him, enabled Rsaumur Il
make kind Of soft porcelain, which
resembles glass, and will melt ct 4
high heat. Boettcher. . poor German
apothecary, first discovered the art OF
making true porcelain in the year
1909. The electer, Frederic Augustus,
WAS 90 pleased with the discovery that
be founded . porcelain manufaotosy,
aud placed Boettcher st the hsad OF
it. Boettcher's discovery soon spresd
over Europe, and now the porcelain
Of Dresden, that Of Ssveres, in France,
aud Worcester in England, are far
superior to anything China has pro-
duced. There IL more taste displayed
In the form; greater beauty and vsEi-
ETY. Of colors: aud the painting 10 such
as the Chinese are in no capacity to
rival.
Wedgewood, sn Euglishmsp who
lived In the last century, wss very
successful in manufacturing beautiful
cream colored wares. He asksd per.
mission Of Queen Charlotte to call bis
wares Queen's Udres which was grant.
ed, and siuce that time, the term
queen's-ware has been applied to
many other varieties.
In making plates, the porcelain
paste 10 rolled out - II for pie.ssust,
aud then laid over . mould With Q vet
sponge. Some Of the articles are shsp-
ed by hand, with the help Of tho pot
ter's wheel, and when formed Ia this
man ner the delicate tracing and casv.
Ing 10 done with . knife. In making
tea-pots, cups, vases and othsr articles
Of like kinds, the sprouts, handles and
ornaments are made separate and fast-
ened on afterwards.
It is refreshing to see how many
quaint, pretty fancies are worked out
Of tbis porcelain paste nowadays.
even in our commonest dishes. A
cream cup, for instance, ID made %
represent Ap ear Of corn, aspoonholdsr
. sheaf Of wheat, . teapot . pinespple.
. fruit-stand plate Of leaves.
Many beautiful figures, too, are be-
ing made out Of Carrara porcelain,
which so nearly resembles marble, and
which is cheap enough TO b within
the reach Of all. Some sculpto5 make
all the models for their great statues Of
this Carrara or biscuit porcelain.
The effect Of lace 10 ingeniously pro.
duced on figures BY wrapping , pisce
of real lace around them, which il
burnt of In the firing.
yVhnY, tho or$iolaa oro al ,no,,0Ao<l