provements in or connected with the Ornamentation or Decoration of China, Earthenware, Glass, and like Ware.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 18th Jan.. 1897-Accepted, 27th Mar.. 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Improvements in or connected with the Ornamentation or Decoration
of China, Earthenware, Glass, and like Ware.
We, THE COALPORT CHINA COMPANY (John Rose and Company) LIMITED
of Coalport Ironbridge in the County of Salop China Manufacturers, and
THOMAS JOHN BOTT of the same place Art Director do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention relates to the ornamentation of china, porcelain, parian, earthenware,
tiles, and all kinds of fictile goods .and glass ware by the aid of that kind of
ceramic decoration which consists of ornamentation applied to the body of the
article or laid on in relief whilst the article is in the clay state by laying white or
coloured slip or clay onto a coloured or white clay body or whilst the article is in
the biscuit state hy like means, or by applying suitable white or coloured enamels
in relief on the surface of such biscuit ware, or whilst the arcicle is in a glazed
state by applying white or coloured enamels thereto, or the substance known as
"raised "colour or raised or raising paste.
This class of ornamentation has hitherto chiefly been executed by mixing the
clay slip enamel or raising paste or the like to about the consistency of thick
cream, and then applying the same to the surface of the article to be decorated 'bý
means of a brush or hair pencil, and which is a work of considerable time requiring
great technical skill only to be found in experienced workpeople, and the cost of
production of the article is thereby considerably enhanced.
Now the object of the present invention is to apply the decorative material by
a more or less mechanical means, and in such manner that the surface form or
curves of the article may be accurately followed, so that the ornamentation or
decoration of the goods may be performed by comparatively unskilled operatives,
and that with greater rapidity and precision and at considerably less cost than by
the methods heretofore adopted.
In carrying the invention into effect a sheet of paper, card, or other material of
the requisite thickness is perforated with the pattern to be applied to the article to
be ornamented.
This perforated sheet which is practically a stencil and should be of a thickness.
to give the required relief to the pattern is placed over a sheet of paper or other
suitable flexible material and the ornamenting or decorative slip enamel or raising
colour or the like which should be mixed to the consistency of a stiff paste or
plaster is applied to or pressed into the perforated pattern of the stencil onto the
sheet of thin paper or other flexible material beneath.
The stencil is now removed from the sheet of paper or other flexible material
leaving the ornamenting substance in relief thereon in the form of the pattern
required.
The sheet of paper or other flexible material together with the plastic material
is then applied to the surface to be ornamented and lightly pressed thereon and
afterwards the paper or other suitable flexible material is slightly damped or
moistened and is thus easily detached from the ornamenting substance thereby
leaving the latter attached to the ware in relief and in the desired ornamental
form.

page_text: If desired instead of damping or moistening the flexible material to facilitate
the removal thereof the surface of such material may be prepared with a suitable
coating previous to the application thereto of the ornamenting substance and in
order to facilitate the stripping thereof.
By these means various forms of surface may be decorated and the most
pronounced curves of the article to be decorated may be faithfully followed and
in the result the ornamentation will be more precise and regular whilst at the same
time the cost of ornamentation will be much reduced.
In the decoration of certain suitable surfaces the paper or flexible material may
be dispensed with and the ornamenting substance applied direct to the surface
through the perforated pattern sheet or stencil.
Dated this 17th day of April 1896.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27 Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.
Improvements in or connected with the Ornamentation or Decoration
of China, Earthenware, Glass, and like Ware.
We, THE COALPORT CHINA COMPANY (John Rose and Company) LIMITED
of Coalport Ironbridge in the County of Salop, China Manufacturers and THOMAS
JOHN BOTT of the same place Art Director 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:-
The inventiba relates to the ornamentation of china, porcelain, parian, earthen-
ware, tiles and all kinds of fictile goods and glass ware by the aid of that kind of
ceramic decoration which consists of ornamentation applied to the body of the
article or laid on in relief, whilst the article is in the clay state by laying white or
coloured slip or clay onto a coloured or white clay body or whilst the article is in
the biscuit state by like means, or by applying suitable white or coloured enamels
in relief on the surface of such biscuit ware or whilst the article is in a glazed
state by applying white or coloured enamels thereto or the substance known as
"raised "colour or raised or raising paste.
This class of ornamentation has hitherto chiefly been executed by mixing the
clay slip enamel or raising paste or the like to about the consistency of thick
cream, and then applying the same to the surface of the article to be decorated by
means of a brush or hair pencil, and which is a work of considerable time requiring
great technical skill only to be found in experienced workpeople, and the cost of
production of the article is thereby considerably enhanced.
Now the object of the present invention is to apply the decorative material in
relief by a more or less mechanical means and in such manner that the surface
form or curves of the article may be accurately followed, so that the ornamentation
or decoration of the goods may be performed by comparatively unskilled operatives,
and that with greater rapidity and precision, and at considerably less cost than by
the methods heretofore adopted.
In carrying the invention into effect a sheet of paper, card, or other suitable
material of the requisite thickness is perforated with the pattern to be applied to
the article to be ornamented.
This perforated sheet which is practically a stencil and should be of a thickness
to give the required relief to the pattern is placed over a sheet of paper, such for
example as tissue paper, or other suitable flexible material, and the ornamenting
or decorative slip enamel or raising colour or the like which should be mixed to

page_text: the consistency of a stiff paste or plaster is applied to or pressed into the perforated
pattern of the stencil and onto the sheet of paper or other flexible material beneath
by the aid of a roller spatula or other suitable means.
The stencil is now removed from the sheet of paper or other flexible material,
leaving the ornamenting substance in relief thereon in the form of the pattern
required.
The sheet of paper or other flexible material carrying the plastic material or
raised ornamentation is then applied to the surface to be ornamented and lightly
pressed thereon, and afterwards the paper or other suitable flexible material is
slightly damped or moistened and is thus easily detached from the ornamenting
substance thereby leaving the latter attached to the ware in relief, and in the
desired ornamental form."
If desired instead of damping or moistening the flexible material to facilitate
the removal thereof the surface of such material may be prepared with a suitable
coating previous to the application thereto of the ornamenting substance in order.
to facilitate the stripping thereof and such coating might consist of size, varnish,
or a compound of glue, water, and glycerine whilst if desired such coating may be
of such a nature that the influence of heat will cause it to release the transfer
sheet or backing from the raising paste or plaster as will be readily understood.
By these means various forms of surface may be decorated and the most
pronounced curves of the article to be decorated may be faithfully followed and in
the result the ornamentation will be more precise and regular whilst at the same
time the cost of the ornamentation will be much reduced.
In the decoration of certain suitable surfaces the paper or flexible material may
be dispensed with and the ornamenting raising substance applied direct to the
surface through the perforated pattern sheet or stencil.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The ornamentation or decoration in relief of china, earthenware, glass or the
like by first forming a stencil to the pattern required to be produced upon
the surface of the article to be decorated, placing the stencil upon a backing
foundation or transfer sheet of paper or other suitable flexible material and
pressing the decorative raising paste or plaster into the perforations of the stencil
then after the removal of the stencil applying the paste or plaster side of the
transfer sheet to the article to be decorated and finally removing the foundation
or transfer sheet leaving the paste in relief upon the article substantially as herein
described.
2. The ornamentation or decoration in relief of china, earthenware glass or the
like in manner substantially as herein described.
Deted this 18th dor of January 1907
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27 Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.