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large vase of the " Bourne " pattern, decorated in raised gold and 

 colors. The shape is graceful and the decoration is exceedingly 

 artistic (Fig. 1!»). 



In addition to art porcelains, this factory produces a great 

 quantity of granite ware and opaque china, in dinner, tea, and 

 toilet sets, which are both print-decorated and hand-painted. A 

 jardiniere of white granite, which we here figure, is a refined 

 example of artistic decoration in quiet tones. 



One of the most extensive establishments in the Eastern States 

 is that of the Willets Manufacturing Company of Trenton, N. J. 



Fig. 20. — White Granite .Jardiniere. Ott and Brewer Company. 



The present proprietors, Messrs. Joseph, Daniel, and Edmund R. 

 Willets, three brothers, succeeded to the business in 1879. The 

 factory was erected in 1853 by William Young and Sons, who at 

 first made Rockingham and common ware. At the Centennial 

 Exhibition William Young's Sons made a display of crockery 

 and porcelain hardware trimmings, at which time the plant in- 

 cluded only four kilns. The business has since grown to such an 

 extent, under the present management, that there are now thir- 

 teen large ware kilns besides those used for decorating. The prod- 

 ucts from these works include sanitary earthenware, plumbers' 

 specialties, white and decorated pottery, opaque china, white 

 granite, and art porcelain. A specialty in dinner and toilet serv- 

 ices is underglaze decoration on white bodies. 



After the Ott and Brewer Company had perfected the body 

 and glaze of their Belleek ware and got it well under way, Will- 

 iam Bromley, Sr., went with the Willets Manufacturing Com- 

 pany and instructed them in the process. The manufacture of 



