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Swansea and Nantgarw Porcelains A Scientific Reappraisal / by Edwards, Howell G.M

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Preface -- Prologue: The Origins of Porcelain -- 1 Introduction and Present-Day Scenario -- 2 Porcelain Manufacture in South Wales in the 19th Century. 3 Historical Research Issues -- 4 A Chronological Summary of the Billingsley Family and Their Contribution to Porcelain Manufacture and Decoration -- 5 Burnishing and Gilding -- 6 Commercial Exploitation -- 7 Service Types and the Importance of Nomenclature in Their Attribution -- 8 Armorial Porcelains -- 9 Documentary Porcelain and Historical Provenancing -- 10 The Production of Porcelain Services -- 11 The Scientific Analysis of Porcelain -- 12 Named Artists -- 13 Classification of Factory Output -- 14 Nantgarw Porcelain: Named Services -- 15 Swansea Porcelain: Named Services -- 16 Miscellaneous Named Services -- 17 Conclusions -- 18 The Discovery of a Long-Lost Nantgarw Dinner-Dessert Service -- 19 The Attribution of Unknown Porcelain to Swansea and Nantgarw: A Protocol -- 20 Statement Made by Henry Morris to Colonel Grant Davidson in 1850 -- 21 William Billingsley - An Epilogue -- Appendix 1 Notes on the Experimental Production of Swansea Porcelain -- Appendix 2 Transcript of an Interview given by Henry Morris -- Appendix 3 Some Scientific Thoughts on Swansea and Nantgarw Porcelains -- Appendix 4. …”
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