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ftERAMIC STUDIO 
'A MEDIAEVAL HUNT"-PLATE DESIGN— MISS H. HORSFALL. 
Lustres come prepared for use in small bottles, in the 
form of an oily liquid. You will probably be astonished to 
find that they all look alike before firing, being a light yel- 
lowish brown in tone. 
A few vary slightly from this, being more grey. They 
are imported in bulk from the other side, and bottled here. 
Those put up by different firms vary somewhat viz. : — 
the Yellow Brown of some catalogues being really Orange. 
Then again some dealers dilute or "bulk" the lustres, so be 
particular to buy only of reputable firms. 
You will notice that no mention is made of turpentine 
in the list of materials for this lesson. 
There are a few decided "don'ts" about lustre work. 
One of these is, don't use turpentine in connection with 
lustres in any way what-so-ever. Turpentine will stain 
lustre everywhere it comes in contact with it. Do not 
therefore wipe with turpentine a piece of china on which you 
wish to use it. 
The careful worker will wash the china in hot water. 
After drying thoroughly pass the hand quickly over the 
surface to remove any fuzz from the towel. Where a piece 
seems comparatively clean, and the water not at hand, 
wipe thoroughly with alcohol. It is best to use for this 
purpose a piece of silk, as this does not give off bits of lint 
and fuzz as cotton goods do. It is necessary to have 
china upon which you use lustre absolutely clean. It must 
be handled as little as possible for any moisture from the 
hands will result in spotted lustre. If you have a linty 
paint-rag or are wearing a dress which gives off fuzz, the 
tiny particles will settle in the wet lustre, and while almost 
