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Wood, and passes on to the productions of Mayer, Neale, Turner, 
Shorthose, Adams, Wilson, Mason, and other well-known 
Staffordshire potters. The Spode ware may be regarded as a 
connecting-link between the wares in this series and those of 
Copeland and Garrett, which take a prominent place in the 
collection of modern Staffordshire products exhibited in the 
Wall Gases on the opposite or western side of the Museum 
A range of Wall Cases placed under the windows, at the 
southern end, overlooking Jermyn Street, is devoted to an illus- 
trative collection of English Porcelain . The series commences 
in Cases XI. and XII., with examples of Bow Porcelain. It is 
generally believed that these works were established about the 
year 1730, and continued in operation until 1775 or 1776. The 
examples include several fragmentary pieces dug up at Bow in 
186S, and an inkstand inscribed “ Made at New Canton, 1751.” 
The “ goat-and-bee jug.” and several other pieces marked with 
an incised triangle, may be of Chelsea rather than Bow manu- 
facture. The Chelsea porcelain is well represented in Cases 
XIII. and XIV., many of the pieces being marked with an 
anchor in relief, in gold, or in red. In 1766 the Chelsea works 
were purchased by Mr. William Duesbury, who was carrying on 
the manufacture of porcelain at Derby, and the union ot the 
two establishments was recorded on the Chelsea-Derby china by 
blending the mark of the Chelsea anchor with that of the 
Derby %!)• The collection of Derby Porcelain extends from 
Case XV. to XIX., and includes many pieces selected and 
described by the late Mr. Haslem, the historian of the Derby 
works. A fine series illustrates in chronological sequence the 
various marks used from time to time at this factory. Atten- 
tion may be called to the delicate figures of Diana and Mars in 
Derby biscuit : to the painted figure of Quinn as Falstaff ; to 
the highty-finished paintings on porcelain plaques by Mr. 
Haslem; and to the gorgeous decoration of the old “Japan 
patterns” on some of the Crown- Derby China. A few samples 
of Pinxton Porcelain are on the bottom shelf of Case XIV, 
All the English porcelain previously noticed has been of soft 
paste, but the early production of a true hard paste, made 
with kaolin and china-stone, is illustrated by the Plymouth 
Porcelain in Cases XX. and XXI. The manufacture was 
started by Mr. William Cookworthy, of Plymouth, who about 
the year 1750, had discovered Kaolin and China -stone in Corn- 
wall, and who obtained a patent in 1768, for the production of 
hard-paste china. The Plymouth works, after being carried on 
for a few years at a great loss, were closed in 1771; and the 
manufacture was transferred to Bristol, where it was conducted 
by Mr. Richard Champion. The Bristol Porcelain is represented 
in Cases XXII. and XXIII,, where some rare and characteristic 
pieces will be found, bearing the distinctive mark of a cross in 
blue. The lower shelves of these Cases contain a display of' 
Bristol earthenware. 
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