Improvements in or a New or Improved Method of Decorating or Ornamenting the Surfaces of China and Earthenware Goods.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 5th July, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 5th Mar., 1889-Accepted, 5th Sept., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or a New or Improved Method of Decorating or
Ornamenting the Surfaces of China and Earthenware Goods.
We, THOMAS TAYLOR and WILLIAM TUNNICLIFF trading as Taylor, Tunnicliff and
Company of Eastwood, Hanley in the County of Stafford, Manufacturing Potters,
and WILLIAM HENRY SLATER of 17 Clive Street, aforesaid, Designer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new process, for the decoration of china, pottery and
other earthenware goods, and designated by us, as "Brocaded Tapestry Ware," and
which said process, or the combination of processes, consists of raising or brocading
a tapestry or granulated ornamental surface, in any design or device, by employing
for the purpose, an adhesive paste or compound body, to the said pre-arranged design,
and then adding the pile or ultra tapestry brocade, to our special tapestry ground or
body surface.
In carrying out the said process of decoration, the outline of the device is first
incised or engraved on the surface of the body of the object to be decorated, with a
modelling or other suitable tool, or by other means, according to the requirements and
taste of the designer; this done, raised bosses or embellishments of various shapes,
may then be added, to give the necessary effect and completion of the pattern or
design, in this first stage of manufacture.
The article so treated, or operated upon, is then fired in the ordinary way, and
subsequently colored and gilt, which process we also claim as a new and entirely
original mode of decoration of the before mentioned "brocade" ornamentation, which
consists essentially in the application of Instrous colors and bronzes, technically
known as lustres, to the brocade and tapestry surface or surfaces, and defined and
further embellished or beautified, by the application or use of the precious and other
metals and their alloys or compounds.
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THOMAS TAYLOR.
WILLIAM TUNNICLIFF.
WILLIAM HENRY SLATER.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or a New or Improved Method of Decorating or
Ornamenting the Surfaces of China and Earthenware Goods.
We THOMAS TAYLOR and WILLIAM TUNNICLIFF trading as Taylor, Tunnicliff and
Company of Eastwood Hanley in the County of Stafford, Manufacturing Potters,
and WILLIAM HENRY SLATER of 17 Clive Street Hanley aforesaid, Designer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to the ornamentation or embellishment of china, pottery, and
other earthenware goods; and which said goods when ornamented according to our
invention, we designate "brocaded-tapestry-ware."
Our said ornamentation consists essentially in adding piled, or ultra-tapestry-brocade
to a tapestry, or granulated ground surface.
In carrying out the said ornamentation, the surface (or part, or parts of it) of an
earthenware article, in the soft, or unburned state, is performed upon, by a rotary

page_text: wire brush, when a tapestry or granulated ground pattern is thereby produced, and
upon this said ground pattern, (which may be varied to that of a mottled one if
desired) the ultra-tapestry-brocade, is built up, or fashioned. The artist then
by a modelling or other tool, delineates and incises the pattern, or device leaving
the boundary edges slightly raised, by the inclining inwards of the incising tool.
To the pattern or device or within the boundary edges of it, the artist then applies
by means of a brush, a compound body paste or slip, which thus raises the pattern to
a higher level than the ground work.
While the body paste is still moist or wet, the pile or ultra-tapestry-brocade is added
by sprinkling or sifting granulated or powdered earthen matter (which may vary in
colour, and shape of grain) upon the said wet body paste, when the same becomes
attached, and constitutes a pile, resembling in appearance ultra-tapestry.
The ultra-tapestry-brocade, thus added to the granulated ground pattern is then if
desired again incised, by a modelling or other tool.
Thus, if a rose or leaf is the pattern to be delineated upon the said ground-work
the artist incises the soft clay of the article, the boundary edging of it, then applies
the body paste, and subsequently the powdered or grain earthen-matter, which forms
the brocaded pile. The pattern then produced requires to be further defined, which is
done by again incising in manner as the taste of the artist directs, or the pattern
requires.
Raised bosses or other embellishments, may be added so as to give effect and to be
in keeping with the pattern.
The article ornamented as aforesaid, is now fired in the ordinary way, and then
subsequently coloured, bronze or otherwise decorated in lustrous colours which thereby
gives lustre and brilliancy to the thus produced ultra-brocade and tapestry or granu-
lated surface pattern.
The patterns, or surfaces, may be further beautified, by the application of the
precious and other metals, and their alloys.
The lustrous colours, and decorative metals, or alloys, are fixed by burning processes
commonly known.
The accompany drawing, represents a scent bottle, vase or ornament, decorated
in manner according to our said invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is :-
First. Decorating china, pottery and earthenware, by raising upon its surface, or
the surface of a granulated or tapestry pattern, ultra-tapestry-brocade or pile designs
or devices, substantially as and by tho process or combination of processes, herein
described and set fortli.
Secondly. Embellishing or beautifying ultra-tapestry-brocade, pile, or granulated,
or tapestry and like patterned surfaces, upon china, pottery and earthen goods, by
the application of lustrous colours and precious and other metals after firing, substan-
tially as described and set forth.
Dated this Fourth day of March 1889.
THOMAS TAYLOR.
WILLIAM TUNNICLIFF.
WILLIAM HENRY SLATER.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicants.