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OLD CRACKLE PORCELAIN. 



Chap. V; 



to whicli the public have access, are but meagrely 

 supplied. My descriptions, however, will probably 

 be understood by collectors of such articles in 

 this country. 



To begin with what is called old crackle porce- 

 lain by collectors. — The Chinese have many kinds 



of this manufacture, 

 some of which are 

 extremely rare and 

 beautiful. In the 

 whites and greys 

 the crackle is larger^ 

 and the older speci- 

 mens are often bound 

 by a metallic-look- 

 ing band, which sets 

 off the specimens to 

 great advantage. 

 White and grey, are 

 the common colours 

 amongst modern 

 crackle — a manu- 

 facture not appre- 

 ciated either by the 

 Chinese or ourselves 

 — but the latter is easily known from its inferiority 

 to the more ancient. The yellow and cream- 

 coloured specimens are rare and much prized — ^ 

 these are seldom seen in Europe. The greens^ 

 light and dark, turquoise, and reds are generally 

 finely glazed, and have the crackle -lines small 



A^'ase of Sea-green Crackle. 



