Improvements in and relating to Decorative Pottery Ware.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 1st May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 31st Jan., 1800 Accepted, 1st May,
1800
Complete operation Loit, OTOL vallag
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Decorative Pottery Ware.
WILLIAM HENRY HOLLINSHEAD and HUGH GRIFFITHS, Chelsea Works, Burslem,
in the County of Stafford, Decorators, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows.-
Our invention relates to a method of producing a dull gold ground upon pottery
ware in a cheap and efficient manner; and our said invention consists of a method
or process whereby we can use liquid gold for the purpose instead of what is known
as best gold.
Our improved process for producing a dull gold surface to be used as a
ground is as follows:-After the article has been glazed and fired, we cover it with
a ground lay of dry colour and fire it. We then apply the liquid gold and fire it
again, when it will be found that the ground lay of dry colour has prevented the
gold from turning bright as by the process now in use, and left a dull gold surface
instead.
Said surface may be decorated upon in the ordinary manner. In case of a biscuit
or dry ground, it is not necessary to first ground lay it-the liquid gold being applied
directly to the surface.
BILLINGTON & NEWTON,
By A. E. Harrison,
Potteries Patent Agency Longport, Staff., Agents for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Decorative Pottery Ware.
WILLIAM HENRY HOLLINSHEAD and HUGH GRIFFITHS, Chelsea Works Moorland
Road Burslem County of Staffordshire Decorators 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
-
Our Invention relates to a method of producing a dull gold ground upon pottery
ware in a cheap and efficient manner, and whereby we can use liquid gold for the
purpose, instead of what is known as best gold. Our improved process for producing
a dull gold surface to be used as a ground upon pottery ware is as follows
-
After the article of pottery has been glazed and fired, we cover it with a ground
lay of dry colour and fire it, we then apply the liquid gold and again fire it, when it
will be found that the ground lay of dry colour has prevented the gold from turning
bright, as it would do by the process now in vogue
The said dull gold ground may
be decorated in the ordinary way. In the case of a biscuit or dry ground, it is not
necessary to first ground lay it, the liquid gold being applied directly to the
surface
Another way of ornamenting or decorating pottery, with our improved gold ground
is by delineating a pattern or patterns upon its surface, and then scratching away or
removing the dull gold embraced by the lines forming the design, and filling in the
said spaces with various colours.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
-
1st. The improved process or producing a dull gold ground on the surface or

page_text: surfaces of pottery ware, in the manner, and for the purpose as herein substantially
described, and set forth.
2. The improved process of ornamenting pottery ware having a dull gold ground,
by delineating a pattern or patterns upon the said dull gold ground, and then
removing the dull gold ground embraced by the lines forming the pattern or design,
and filling in the said space or spaces with a colour or colours, as herein substan-
tially described and set forth.
J. NEWTON,
Agent for Applicants.