New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-10
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

POTTERY DECORATION uNonR The m ca Il, Enc Hy
main; Robert Clare = 10
we, snecime, of the now well-knowh
,,m,c.s THENCE were exhibited by Haviland ut III" ""
ternational display IN Philadelphia FOUR years aS''
curiosity was saOwn with respect 10 the Pee""" M"
of undcrglaze painting which producer snen S"s
and uujauc effect The secret was discovered III '"o
,,r., NJ The ne n wear by NJ Louise McLaush"n'
-, Cincinnati; She reached the desired result
hv n scucs OF original experiments a"u
has since gone on pauehuS gu" -
trious'y perfectlpg her pr'ceSs. earning u" CIV
able re utation for herself and exercising rema'haoe
mauu uuon the popular passion for ceramics III Tue
v vnere she has her workshop The taste for decoIa'
ING nottery prevails there extent which must slfiRe
even the passing visitor; when II has ripeheo '"e
more Il will pro oably have an important are !" 'e
general advancement OF art. Miss Mclaughlin mas OK
pla,n. d. in n bile and practical little handnooS"h"t
ever mystery there the process &c which she h"s
aon,,ed herscf and she has also given, Tor the
ms. of amateurs the necessary directions IA 10
colors gazas, etc. II has often been represeh't"
th the peculiar effect Of Haviland ware is due to
peculiaiities In the glaze. This is mist'Re' Tue
secret is in peculiar method OF painting Inc us
fingshing feature of the process consists IN the NIX
turc OF clay the coloring oxides producing hcS
impasto which IS laid on heavily IN the high gh's
that the painting aim becomes sort of modelling III
relief. The greatest pains must be taken III tue peP"
ton Of the colors. The clay is fret completely ois
solved in water and reduced TO a consistency H'I"
thicker than the diluted clay used by pot
ters under the name Of "shp": aud then the
colors, having been thorou: hly puvorzcd are most
carefully mixed with this clay body. The decorator
particular about the condition of the ware upon
which he works; lie should remember that his pant Is
snpy clay that has arlifcaly coored. ana u VIII
crack OF flake of If the surface TO which IL is apleu II
not moist enough to receive II. But after all p"sspe
have been gwen about the process success
will dencnd al last upon the judgment and SIKH WHICH
are only a .oured by experience. OF course knowl-
.ay. ~ ;be changes which the cOlors undergo IN hng
is essential IN all styles OF pottery painting;
and IN the Haviland method IL Is also neces
sary 10 know how certain kinds OF clay compihe
with certain of the cOloTing oxides
Miss Mclaughlin adds 10 her chapters on fa'ence
few praccal instructions respecting modelling in relief
on CLAW mcisne carving. painting the biscuit etc.
and description Of the method OF decorating the Lam
bet n and Bennett ia In these beautiful wares the
charming effects of color owing in part to the use Of
soft glazr which, not being suited TO the body. soon
becomes badly cracked crIzed" Some work or a
similar character, however, Miss Mclaughlin informs
MS has recently done IN Cine: nnat III winch the
ware has been fired AMI glazed In such - man
n,r as TO make it perfectly durable, ana al
The same time grea, beauty of colOring has Oeen re-
tanned" Tas important result holds out Tie nope that
the Lambeth style vet be made available Tor tdpe
use without any sacrifice OF Its Enthusiastically har
mOnious tints