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ten years ago by Messrs. D. F. Haynes & Co., and was continued 

 without change until 1887, when the style was altered to The 

 Chesapeake Pottery Company, and again, in 1890, to Haynes, Ben- 

 nett & Co. Mr. Haynes, who is a practical potter of wide experi- 

 ence and an artist and designer of the highest rank, has invented 

 a number of new bodies and produced a wealth of beautiful de- 

 signs, which, because of the employment of the printing process 

 in decoration, are to-day beautifying the homes of thousands who 

 could not otherwise enjoy the possession of works of artistic 

 merit. Indeed, the engravings, which have been made especiallj'- 

 for these productions, possess so much excellence and are so pleas- 

 ing in their application to graceful forms that they stand as the ex- 

 ception which proves the rule that the best results can usually be 

 obtained without the aid of mechanical processes. Of the many 

 meritorious designs in high grade dinner sets and the one hundred 

 styles of toilet ware in underglaze printing and overgiaze decora- 

 tion made at this pottery, 

 among the most charming is 

 the Alsatian pattern, made 

 in the new Avalon china 

 body, embellished with the 

 heads of peasants, drawn by 

 Mr. Jesse Shepherd, or scenes 

 from Shakespeare, drawn by 

 Mr. A. Master especially for 

 this set, and printed in vel- 

 lum tints. The "Merchant 

 of Venice " set is particu- 

 larly attractive, in which, in 

 a panel on one side, the trial 

 scene is depicted, where Por- 

 tia says, " The quality of 

 mercy is not strained — it 

 droppeth as the gentle rain 

 from heaven " ; and on the 

 other the scene between An- 

 tonio, Bassanio, and Shy lock, 

 in which the latter exclaims, 

 " And for these courtesies I'll 

 lend you thus much moneys." 



No less pleasing, though of an entirely different character, is 

 the Arundel ware, which is made entirely from American clays. 

 The body possesses no artificial coloring and is thoroughly vitre- 

 ous, of a rich olive-brown tint and susceptible of fine finish and 

 delicate relief work. Being made entirely of native materials, it 

 has been named after one of the titles and estates of Lord Balti- 



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