The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-25
OUT AND ABOUT.

Beside the collection of oriental
porcelains mention of which was made
in The Spy a few days since, there are
several cases at the art museum con-
tanning fine specimens of modern Euro
pean make. Only the four really great
continental products are represented
Sevres, which is a governmental con-
Germ: Vienna, which the government
assists in supporting; Dresden, 10
whose support the government also
contributes. and Berlin, which is under
the patronage of the emperor, and Is
called royal" But from these COM
paratively few examples you can judge
to what extent the modern European
mind is capable Of car
rying porcelain. They serve to show
explicitly certain great distinctions be-
tween the several products.
For instance, see what a superb
scale of reds the Vienna poreelains
show. How rich and pure is the car
mine, the sang de boeuf and the Grim
son bordering on purple, and how ex-
quisitely the colors are put on
and combined. The Viennese have a
wonderful feeling for color that is
quite in keeping with their striking
and picturesque life, and over their pc
culiar painting they cast almost sun
set glow. They make great study OF
the nude-it seems to be the tashlon
there, and they use 1T with
great taste; they also go in for a
rich blue combined with gliding and
moulding, and all their work is bril-
liant in coloring and design.
Turning to the sevres. you note the
superb gilt work, the strong point in
this porcelain. Sevres has the richest
and most expensive gliding that is done
anywhere. and it also shows a delicate
ground and beautiful finish A white
bordering on a very delicate cream is
it's characteristic white and adds rich
ness to the color scheme. The Dresden
has a very blue white. The clear blue
enamel of the Berlin is beautiful, but
very different from the blue de roi of
the Dresden and Vienna.
Painting on porcelain resembles
water coIors in its effects, but it has the
advantage over water colors in never
fading or altering and in possessing a
| transparent base which reflects every
shadow.
The work of the Vienna porcelain is
an escutcheon drawn by hand; the old
| Sevres has a double IL" including a
small "a" but the modern pieces show
a great variety of marks. The Dresden
has a pair of crossed swords for its
mark.
In the department of Vienna porce-
lain, Mrs. E. D. Burlington shows an
extremely pretty carmine cup and sau-
Ger; Mrs. F. p. Goulding, two large
vases with very ornate handles; Mrs.
Frank A Leland, a handsome bonbon-
iere, and two vases of crimson border
ing on purple; Mrs. John Z. Russell, a
crimson vase, a cream pitcher and
sugar bowl, a jug and little vase. In
| the Sevres collection are two large
vases. the property of Mrs. J. E. Rus
sell; the fronts are decorated with two
splendid paintings, one Of which is a
| scene in the life of Fra Lippo Lippi, and
the gilt, which is FURNISHED about the
collar of the neck into an elaborate
| fioriated design, is applied in the rich
| est manner of the Sevres school. There
are three cups in the same case that
were made for the chateau Of Fontain-
bleau. and four cups, belonging to Mrs.
! c. c. McCloud and Mr.. Ben T. Ham
mond, and a plate that belongs to Mrs.
| f. D. Burlington, all five of which were
made for the Tuileries while that palace
was occupied by Louis PHILIPPE, and are
| decorated Enthusiastically with his
ivy-leaf border and monogram in q
: wreath of oak and olive leaves, though