KERAMIC STUDIO 
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HEPATIC A DECORATION FOR CUP AND SAUCER- A. G. MARSHALL 
TREATMENT OF HEPATICA CUP AND^SAUCER 
Mary A lien Neal 
THE design for cup and saucer is of the " Hepatica," one of 
the earliest spring flowers, and the coloring should be 
very delicate. A charming scheme of color for this would be 
in the violet tones. First draw the design carefully with 
India ink and a very fine crowquill pen, so the color can be 
removed without erasing the design, if it does not go on 
successfully at first. Cover the dark rim of cup and saucer, 
also the center of the saucer and base of cup with a coat of 
English grounding oil, pad until smooth and tacky with 
cotton covered with a piece of chamois skin, then apply with 
a piece of soft cotton, Royal Purple powder color, clean the 
edges carefully, as any of the particles of color left on the 
China will show after firing. For the flowers use Light Violet 
of Gold with a little Deep Blue Green, using the same color 
stronger for shading, the centers of Jonquil Yellow, also 
stamens, with an occasional dot of Blood Red. For the leaves 
use Brown Green and Shading Green. The little half opened 
leaf of which you see the underside is of a pinky tone. For 
this use Russian Green and a little Rose, the fuzzy part put in 
with a very fine brush, in line touches of Blood Red quite thin, 
the stems make a pale green with the same lines for the 
delicate fuzz. Another scheme of colors would be to have the 
edges, center and base of cup of green lustre, the flowers pink, 
painting delicately with Rose, shading with the same and using 
the same green for leaves and stems, edging the lustre with 
fine gold lines. Finish cup and saucer with gold handle and 
rims. 
