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which he designated ‘useful ware’. For 
their complete adaptation to their intended 
uses, perfect regularity in form and sub¬ 
stance were most desirable qualities. Dozens 
of his plates can be piled up without exerting 
unequal pressure. The lids of his jugs 
and tea pots fit perfectly; his handles can be 
really held, his spouts pour. Thus while in 
the domain of fine art mechanical perfection 
often proves incompatible with vitality of 
expression, it is otherwise in the case of work 
which lacks its full measure of utility if it 
be not wrought with careful finish.” 
—( t6 Josiali Wedgwood. Master Potter,” by A. II. 
Church, F. R. S., MacMillan, 1903.) 
Cream colored ware or, as it is generally 
called, “Queen's Ware” was brought to a 
high degree of perfection by Josiah Wedg¬ 
wood more than a century and a half ago. 
It is to be had today in many of the original 
designs, and the skilled hand-processes em¬ 
ployed in its making remain, for the most 
part, unchanged. 
“Queen’s Ware”, like many other Wedg¬ 
wood products, has been widely copied and 
imitated, and the purchaser should not fail 
to see that the ware is stamped with the gen¬ 
uine mark of Wedgwood. 
Our illustrated booklet “C” 
will be sent upon request. 
Dinner Service op Decorated "Queen’s Ware”, by Wedgwood. 
Mark on China 
Mark on 
Jasper, Basak, 
Queen’s Ware, Etc, 
OF AMERICA 
255 F if t h Avenue New York 
WHOLESALE ONLY 
Potteries Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, England 
WEDGWOOD 
WEDGWOOD 
F EW THINGS give so distinctive a note to a room as a genu¬ 
ine reproduction of some old American piece, or one carrying the 
flavor of historic interest. 
For instance, the chair on the left is an Here, as in all modern pieces or period 
exact replica of one made for Thomas reproductions under the trade-mark of 
Jefferson, and on the right, the chair Elgin A. Simonds Company, one will 
used by the poet Oliver Goldsmith at find truly excellent value .—To be found 
ELGIN A. SIMONDS COMPANY 
CHICAGO SYRACUSE, N. Y. NEW YORK 
