The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-01-23

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But the work Of art which
awakcns our wonder and Rdmir0'
ton, the former perhaps moro than
the latter, is u tea set by tho same |
mandatory, which was presented |
by the city Of Worcester to the |
Countess Of Dublin upon tho ooc0'
sion Of her marriage. There are
but ten pieces, three li.tlc cups and
saucers, aud the four larger pieces
that accompany them, aud they cost
SO 900. What can make them so
eypensivo2 A description OF how
they were made will answer the
question, Altor they were shaped
into tho desired form they were
gided and then baked, They were
then put into the hands Of IN artist
and skilled workmen, who pro-
ccoded to lay them ont with geomct-
rical precision into cQui'dIstant
curved lines crossing each othcr
nearly AT right angles, Az zach
point OF intersection was now placed
an imitation Of small turquoise,
beginning with larger ones at tho
top and diminishing toward the bot
tom. This work was all done by
hand and occupied year in It's nc,
complishments, In fact, it would
have been easier and cheaper 20
have used the real turquoise than
this imitation, but the artistic merit
would not have been 40 great rs II
is now in being an excellent imita
ton made Of clay, A cup and
saucer, tiny things, made in the
same style, cost $3.50.
The finest effect in painting is
produced in what is styled "sisque,"
which differs from other porcelain
painting in the fact that the colors
arc laid on before the glazing Tho
one thing that renders this style 80
difficult Of successful accomplish.
ment is that tho glazing and baking
which follows materially change the
colors, so that what was u delicious
looking peach or II lovely flower
before the glazing and baking comes
out Of those processes onl y Il dingy
daub of color. Thus not only great
skill but great experience is ncces-
sary to know Just exactly what
color to use in the first place, so rs
to have the effect that is desired.
A bright and beautiful color may
result in " dull dirty tint, and one
which seems dull when put on may
come out glowingly bright, The
difficulty of obtaining success in
"sisque," and tho expense attond.
ant upon experimenting in it, pre-.
vent manufacturers generally from
attempting it, so the art is in the
possession of the few, and the wares
sell at high rates. Fruit and flowers
are the specialities in this style and
rival nature in naturalness
In the ordinary painting in China
| noticed, among many other beau
tifnl specimens, u colossal pair OF
vases bought by Sir Richard Wal
lace, the pair costing $500. The
designs upon these were lovely
landscapes, IN old cestle in ruins, a
mill beside - mountain brock, or IN
old bridge and foaming cascade
These vases are intended to stand
upon column or pedestal, and the
base of the vase is intended to re-
main stationary, while the vase it.
self can be made to revoIve. In
small rooms, however richly fur
nishcd, the size Of these vases would
render them out Of place. but doubt
less in Sir Richards ancestral halls
they will seem quite at home.
This house display much that is
artistically beautifully as well as
wonderful in pate sur pate which
style gives to the artist q rare OPP
portunity of displaying skill as a
dclineator of beauty rs well as much
patience and perseverance in pro
cess which offers so many obstacles
to success. AS the namo "paste
upon paste implies, the article is
made of different clays, and the So
cret of success is how to keep the
CLAWS from separation in the various
stages of manufacture. 70 Illus
lratc, we will suppose vase to be
formed of pure white clay and then
dried and baked, or burned, as they
term it. The outside of the vase
which is the part to be ornamted
will then receive n tinting Of color
say beautiful blue, which is in fact
thin coating Of clay, and again
the vase will be burned. Upon this
delicate ground work of blue are
now painted with u white clay the
figures and designs for ornamental
ton. Sometimes a battle scene Is
represented, sometimes graceful
figures in flowing drapery, in fact
any wonderful creation Of the brush
upon canvas can be here repeated
The beautiful Sistine Madonna, thai
masterpiece of Raphael, in her an
gelic simplicity and self-forgetiul
ness, holding the wondrously lovely
holy child, or the Madonna Of Hol
bcin with II crown of gold and Gle
CANT attire, looking more like ar
earthly queen than the virgin
mother, lose none of their rare
beauty by being reproduced in "pat'
sur pate" After this artistic work
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