Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-06-12
ART EXHIBIT.
AuspiCiOus Opening at Gar.
field Building Last
Night.

There was very large attendance
of mem bers at the opening OF the Art
exhibition in the Garfield school
building last night. The exhibit Is
revelation OF beauty. Much has been
said Of the pictures in a general way.
More specific mention OF them will be
made later. We shall at present only
refer to the representative specimens
Of porcelain and pottery OF all IA
tions which renders the room set
apart for its occupancy delightful
place 10 linger, not only to the con
uoisscur and the one who desires to
become a cOnnoisseur, but also TO
the many Of as WI admire its beau y
or antiquity without acquaintance
with the 'Spode Tower or any dis
tinguishing mark which proves it an
output OF one of the famous ancient
pOtterieS or a modern reproduction.
Asis cataIogued there are many
loans Of fine china and much with a
history OF the others in the English
collection there are few pieces
loaned by Mrs. H. H. Neist belong
ing To that period in the early part
of last century when England sent
to America large quantities OF
earthcnwares of patriotic and nation
II character relating to our heroes
and our statesmen and our country.
Perhaps the oldest china in the
entire exhibit is of English origin,
an heirloom of three hundred years,
very interesting and beautiful, loaned
by the fortunate possessor, Mrs.
paulson.
Mesdames Lupton and Bradbury
are the owners and kind loaners If
several pieces of eighteenth century
Staffordshire ware with F'laxman de
signs.
The ancient Liverpool BILE China
is represented by plate belonging
10 Mrs. Acsah Pruvn.
OF the Topical china, dear to our
childhood, is plate, the inherited
treasure of Mrs Benjamin Starr, with
old time decoration of two quaint
little children. PLAYING battle door
and shuttlecock, eEclrcled by the
lines:
&c lis true have both face and ha .ds
\ nd move before your eye.
But when | move | always stand,
And when | stand | lie.
A Clock.
The old world famed willow pat
tern or 'Broseley a. it is called, the
pride of our grandmothers, is rep
resented by Mrs S +. Smith and
will doubtless recall to many the
pretty story that has charmed child
ish ears for more than century, of
the escape of the blue China Princess
from the blue China tower and her
y i IL
the blue China bridge, pursued by
the irate blue China father while the
blue China boat waits on the blue
China lake and over the sad picture
the blue China willow is weeping
This willow pattern was introduced
in 1870 by Thomas Turner,
from his factory at Caughley,
in Shropshire, probably the most
popular design ever produced
for Ceramic decoration and ii is
tier. .2rs worth Studying, says
such a nondescript pattern, n ither
Oriental nor Occidental, neither
Italian, French German nor English,
but simply a queer combination Of
lines and designs hit the taste Of the
educated as we'll as the uueducatcd
classes and lasted sixty wears with
popularity. When Turn
or died in 1899, the factory was in
with Coalport where the
willow pattern as we'll as the dragon
of Turner was often used.
The old silver lustre ware, Just
now fad because so rare, is |
brilliantly in evidence An ancient
tea pot loaned by Mrs Anna NJ
Vaughan, supplying a fine specimen.
Space fOrbids further mention of |
the attractions presented by this |
rare ceramjc display which Will re
pay more than cursory glance, for |
the history of civilization can be
found in pottery as well as in song