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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



May, 1913 



held over his head by 

 emblematic figures. 

 The piece is a large 

 one and of good 

 shape, so rare, in 

 fact, that it brings 

 fifty dollars. 



Small and large 

 pitchers are found in 

 this coloring; teapots 

 also, but not as 

 plenty as pitchers, 

 which were so popu- 

 lar as to demand an 

 independent make. 

 They ranged in size 



A Silver Lustre-Ware tea set 



from the large ones holding often two gallons to tiny ones 

 of two tablespoon holding. The large pitchers, popularly 

 known as "Cider-pitchers," were often accompanied with 

 goblets to match. Numbers of these were in use in private 

 families, but they are connected in imagination with the 

 old tavern days, where dozens were called in 

 play. They contained the favorite drinks of 

 that day, including mimbo, spiced ale, and flip. 

 Also a combination of ale, cream and eggs, 

 making a harmony of color inside the pitcher, 

 which must have kept pace with the exterior 

 glaze. 



There is, however, a practically unlimited 

 variety to the different jugs, pitchers and 

 bowls with bands of color, such as blue, or 

 yellow, with decoration or groups of figures, j 

 It is rarely, however, that one finds a pitcher 

 with a cover. 



With the present day interest in collecting, 

 Lustre-Ware has risen in price, so that to- 

 day pieces that would a few years ago have 

 brought practically nothing, can only be pur- 

 chased for a good price. A good jug will 

 bring at least five dollars, while those with 

 elaborate decorations are sold for a great 

 deal more, often depending upon the size. 



This fact is not always known, as in the case of a grand- 

 daughter, who, at her grandfather's death, sold a lustre 

 mug out of which Washington had drank for a mere 

 nominal sum, to realize afterwards she could have added 



in various forms. 

 The cost of gold, 

 however, caused a 

 careful use of the 

 metal, only a portion 

 of the ware being 

 covered with it, and 

 the rest of the 

 piece being deco- 

 rated. There is 

 much confusion in 

 determining this 

 type, as it is so easily 

 confused with purple 

 and pink. 



Only one variety 



Plate and platter in pink 

 Lustre-Ware 



Swansea. 



to her income a sum 

 The colors on the 

 pieces were either 

 painted or printed, 

 some of them were 

 very beautiful, more 

 especially those which 

 were made by 

 Thomas Barlow at 

 Longton. These 

 bore the mark of an 

 impressed "B." 

 Longton seems to 

 have been at one 

 time a great center 

 for lustre of all 

 kinds, as both the 

 High Street and 

 Long Street works 

 turned out silver and 

 copper pieces, while 

 the Gold Street 

 works at the same 

 place gave gold lustre 



far more greater than she received. 



Pitcher with hunting scene decoration and other specimens of gold Lustre-Ware 



has escaped reproduction, and that is the Sunderland ware. 

 This is the most difficult kind to find, and the most costly. 

 It is made only in England. Here the decoration is in 

 precipitated gold, which is applied to the pottery in blotches 

 or spots, varying from a deep rose to purplish pink, ac- 

 cording to the manner of laying it on the gold, 

 for the purple-coloring comes where the gold 

 has been only thinly applied. 



This ware was made at Sunderland between 

 1 730-1 740, Newcastle taking up the manu- 

 facture at a later date. Rose lustre is rarely 

 if ever seen alone, save in an occasional 

 specimen, which is generally in the form of a 

 gallon jug, on which are shown sentimental 

 verses, pictures of ships or sailors. Two of 

 the rarest shades are the purple and pink 

 lustre, which resemble each other to such a 

 wonderful degree that many people can 

 scarcely tell the difference between the two, 

 save in the pieces of Newhall, where the 

 metallic decoration shows little rose color- 

 ing. Narrow bands of purple lustre decorate 

 delicate white ware, which show black land- 

 scapes, hunting scenes, etc. 



The decoration is occasionally done in 

 purple. This was originally known as 

 It is thought that this pottery made purple lustre, 

 yet the great bulk is from Newhall. The factory is not as 

 well known as many others, which were in reality making 

 an inferior quality of ware. The produce varies greatly, 

 as both hard and soft paste were used. Upon this ware 



we find well-known 

 prints of "Mother 

 and Child," "Reclin- 

 ing Maiden," and 

 "Children Playing 

 with each other," 

 also women clothed 

 in classic costumes, 

 who are playing with 

 children or dogs. 



The purple tint 

 was procured by gold 

 being dissolved in 

 nitromuriatic acid, a 

 bar of tin being im- 

 mersed in the solu- 

 tion. This made a 

 beautiful product, al- 

 though difficult to 

 procure from the 

 fact that it disap- 

 peared when too 

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