HXRAMIC STUDIO 
SOME SCARCE ANGLO-AMERICAN DESIGNS the Baltimore Masonic Hall, which is found on a small pitcher 
IN the collection of Dr. Joseph Bauer, of New Orleans, La., owned by Dr. and Mrs. G. L. Hurd, of Lakeville, Conn. The 
is an interesting plate, produced probably between the title is printed on the side beneath the design, but on neither 
years 1836 and 1840, showing a view of the old Cathedral in OI the views is the name of the maker given. 
that city. The plate is of nine-inch size and medium blue in It is strange how long some of these old china designs 
remain concealed from sight, and suddenly appear in different 
parts of the country, simultaneously. It often happens that 
when a view that has never been seen before by collectors 
turns up, one or more additional examples are likely to come 
from their hiding places of nearly a century soon afterwards. 
A few months ago a design entirely new to collectors, in the 
shape of a dark blue platter with view of the city of Baltimore, 
was reported, and recently another example has turned up at 
OLD CATHEDRAL, NEW ORLEANS. 
color, with a border of passion flowers and small star-shaped 
blossoms, arranged in alternate groups. Beneath the design 
is inscribed " Municipality No. One." The city was divided 
into municipalities in the year 1836 and the front part of the 
Cathedral was demolished in 1849. ® n the right of the Ca- 
thedral is shown the old " Cabildo " or police station, still in 
use for that purpose, the upper floor being occupied by the 
Supreme Court, while on the left may be seen a similar build- 
ing which was erected a little later, now used by the several 
district courts and also the Sheriff. Taking it all in all, the 
view represents the most interesting historical spot in Louis- 
iana. So far as is known, but two other examples of this de- 
sign are known among collections. 
VIEW OF MOUNT VERNON. 
Not less interesting, although of less rarity, is the dark- 
blue sugar bowl shown in the second illustration, which bears 
on its side the view of Mount Vernon, with Washington 
standing on the lawn in front, watching a groom leading a 
prancing horse. In the background we obtain a glimpse of 
water with a ship at full sail. Beneath the design is engraved, 
"Mount Vernon, the Seat of the late Gen'l Washington." 
This of course was produced after Washington's death, prob- 
ably about 18 1 5, or possibly a little earlier. 
Among the rarer southern United States views is one of 
MASONIC HALL. BALTIMORE. 
another point 150 miles distant. The view belongs to the 
very interesting no-name series which has been interesting 
collectors so much of late, with a border design of flow r ers in 
two groups, arranged alternately. In this series are views of 
many of the older towns and cities in the United States such 
as Albany, Columbus, Philadelphia, Washington, Louisville, 
Richmond, Sandusky, Indianapolis, Chillicothe and Detroit, 
and now comes Baltimore to swell the list. In the distance 
across the river may be seen the village as it appeared in the 
early days, with its regular lines of buildings, among which 
we can recognize the Baltimore Exchange with its dome like 
roof, a little to the left of the centre, which structure was 
made the subject of another dark blue design which appears 
on plates. In the foreground are two flag-poles rising from 
VIEW OF CITY OF BALTIMORE. 
