New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-20
ARTISTIC TILES AND PLASTIC SKETCHES

ARTISTIC TILES and PLASTIC SKETCHES
Mr.. John q. Low, of the Low POtteries'
Chelsea Mass, Do1Sht together IN wellhShtrd
room in he rear OF Nh Herman WundcrHchs prntsnop
No. SOS Broad way, between Seven eenth ana EiEh-
nt-sts ID Overuf the Os-reefs IN glazed pot
terry w1ien .or aca OF bster h calls "Pla.te
There also mere specimens OF The
glaz ID ules domestic manufactured by The same
urn aud syncn have becom, deservedly popular with
public Tue glaze upon these tiles aud It's application
q mouided material make tne first artistic cuntribu
don to the art OF pottery due TO any American We
have had great deal OF cOpyiDg-cOpyiug Of Limoges
fol example, to wrarinesyood Dat, and Indifferent
but unul these tiles Of Mr. Low appeared, there nave
been few signs ;hat there existed In any OF oar teri
either desire the ability 10 execute works thlt
should raise the craft to tie dignity Of an
art. In other trades that have 10 do
with the Ell gancies OF life we have
attained great tech ica perfection and married 1t to AL
equl Ia he manufacture Of plain silks for deco
ra;ve purposes the goods produced IN Ter the instrue
lions ol Mrs Candace Wheeler cot the OF Associated
Arsts nv the Chsneys c1nnos b. eEeeed; We doubt
they can be easily matched anywhere either Tor ricn
ness OF texture for beauty OF tue cOlJrs In jew
cry or, perhaps sIoud rtIer say, 10 the worAug
gold silver, the orua lty aud refinement Of the de
signs OF house OF ndany have been Is wlrn,y
ackuowedzed il Paris and London, III New-IOrk ana
wle our pottery Il behind IN the race for excel
Ie.ce il IS not little singular mat glass IA ac-
know ed ed To and wliest IN tue world
and Lately in lie shop Of Mr lie ard briggs. oi
Boston, specm Of cut glass winch were a. rema k
be to the beauty OF the design Tor he perfection OF
the material Now the MesSrs. Low, OF Cnels.n,
MIS-, aud defying augury ana Old Boston prOvcrbs
whiel .Dsutu e for t4s tradiio al " Dead door
ma l." Dead az Che sea" they trying make I've
tins OF chat OF all things, American pottery
ana that too the very ast place ont ~ winch live
thing could be looked Perhaps they may even bring
about par OF the prophecy winch We cane upon lately
Will look NJ pile OF Almauacs published by Ma
tnanel Aues Boston In the nunner for l77O IL the
following And for their ,the lades) further encOur-
agemeut Will inform them that they may FUR
,ised viii cups and Saucers equal the bes China
ware imported, for slipping their soueDch1nt-
n Tea without molrstation from plants hope said
10 he gro oing IN America for al the material dis
covered among us, and Manufacturers are preparing
thel for makug Ware In Boston, where tie best
Of Green and Tortolseshe ware Is already made" Thr
writer OF this IN speaking Of the materials for
making China IN this country. referred
maps to tile porcelain clay. For Is curious fact that II
was from seeing N the hands u an American
come Jumps or porcelain clay found III Virginia
tuat William Cookworthy. Of Plymouth. England,
was moved 10 search for the clay
In England ami In 1855 succeeded, says Jacqu-m r. N
nnuinz Hes,One he true hAOnn. vi me Nhgln@n
w. cal very nOucstly praise Mr.. Lows new glaze,
wnlca S e .G4ps new thing as to material bd
vrt II chief the rte mess o. tie cuIOrs
RON Ine d, 49, 81 c 80 are III so teir in reHf
hi her in man IN Ohrs. Accord 70 the efct
' VT ~ oyce 70 me cultivated eve by then
~ Of conventional motives. The cJlrs IN some Case
70 81 IRE n r1chnr-s g. augh aiwa sober; in ners
ric te -hadcsa.e employed and tie artls 5 haau play
ing with tn make "a h,w tIicAer over some p0r
ions I al, over Otners-an Jsphnrso
n ft-rl-and mus secures variety IN the tones Rand
.yms a. tes in relief are n seems 10 us tie have
but "a limited Application wheu legitimacy
ed O.i-i 40 tIrn used Icarlhz
" caunof ltO erapPruNe ncin Tor Use foot kcs best
a smooth surface. ana dust aud sshes IKE bes tou-A
ar ir-.gll II oAr. So tuar luf ourselves Des
pleased wneu these ties surrounding chimney
opening u-sd ANY wntrr iOs srFYicc Ia GOtug wall
Tue USES 10 @hcL tIey my DC pa, A0"cYer' VIII SUI
gest Themselves Oar chef interest with tnen AZ present
tuor good icoAA M Ia .Ae piOhlse 'hey sI'e o.
O,tter lays Tor American Pc try
We are sorry t. be abe ~ say much IN praise OF
tAo " flasIc eket-Aer ""ei SEN TO US, on the e'n
trary. TO be for tue most part very
aassed IN sa ~ tile awful lac announced III the
circular tAa' d" tney were Vsiod ~ tao Prince ana
l.oyAl AcAuemy. anu NJ i:.'snn' WAC were an.
stiaJcd ~ tnclr commtnLAt on" Nc aru SURF tAat Il
stlu ~. COmmcHdauOn lMr kmkin cannot ven praise
aiiche Angelo without serious reserves , We s-ould
| excellence Of nc Low tIes tIroperj hth
l5ng b,en Authenticated here Ia uome,
@I .e7 made in he benunin; mad mucn merl-aerc
wcicOmrd with great cofGaitj Ineir detects however
a.e % cur thinking greater tuau tncr merits aId tue
vein of the DC iI.r 20 b., ue rl5 eKhIuscd Mo-
cay are tbe suiJecs Zrcer pat oi tnos, IA
de cling leaves mich u be dcsr d. ana tue
effect In generally De, drsDr Ct ~ tnc wOrI musAy
Ia fac cau only ne IN Duoual cases tIat TINS EI
ter1a viii he found suitable Ia ba~reliefs. The charm
OF lisL uuI shade altogether wanting. Ilcu,
a.aIn L u.y well b. that c.uHOt faly Judge theat
vi ,cs Owug 10 the unfortunate way IN wAc" they are
framed ALI spec mere are srt IN Nue
cred VITA pldoues OF cOOrs ~ closely
matc possible, Of tAc cs thcmst ana these
pisAUs InucH NOR brilliant thai. the ties thit
IL d7rc.cd, ii cannot tbe picture Tor me
The Old tns rcGdCCd level OF mere
pref incs5 DuudUir. tribes OF tHe
DOur ilo"cNer. tney do not seeh 10 us to b. muon
thaa tHis. nor perhaps docs the maker Of them