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HALL 30 AND ALCOVE 107. 
SECTION OF CERAMIC INDUSTRIES. 
In every part of the globe the introduction even of primitive 
ceramic arts marks a first step in the beginning of civilization. 
While the fabrication of Chinese and Japanese porcelain has 
extended over several centuries, the manufacture in Europe began 
in the eighteenth century. There the great masters of the art 
have for years enjoyed the patronage of kings and princes. The 
development of the art in America in late years is most encour- 
aging. The handsome pavilion presented to the Museum by the 
Northwestern Terra Cotta Company of Chicago, which occupies a 
position in the West Court near the west entrance, is a fine exam- 
ple of the success achieved in artistic Terra Cotta work. 
The most striking objects in the Section of Ceramics is the 
handsome pair of large royal blue Berlin Porcelain Vases, deco- 
rated with medallions, Cupids, and festoons of golden vines and 
raised flowers. They stand 9 feet 2 inches high, and are among the 
largest porcelain vases ever made, and were greatly admired by 
the thousands of visitors to the German Section in the Manufac- 
tures Building during the Exposition. They are a gift from Rich- 
ard Horstman, of Berlin, and are of great value. 
Gerard Dufraisseix & Co., of Limoges, France, also made a 
handsome contribution to this Section, consisting of a large porce- 
lain center-piece for dining table, remarkable for success achieved 
in delicate coloring at high temperature. 
Valuable collections of glassware and porcelains were contrib- 
uted by the governments of Sweden and Japan, the Venice and 
Murano Co., The Worcester Royal Porcelain Co., and the Saint 
Mary’s Porcelain China Works. 
No. 1 . — Large Royal Blue Porcelain Vases, manufactured 
by the Royal Porcelain Works, of Berlin, Germany; gift of Rich- 
ard Horstman; height, 9 feet 2 inches. 
