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RERAMIC STUDIO 
PEACOCK BOWL (Supplement) 
TPHIS design repeats just four times, that is, — four 
" groups — on a belleek bowl 8^" in diameter by 4" high. 
The band for the inside exactly fits this size bowl. Outline 
the band and part of the peacock in black, the rest of the 
peacock and branches in gold. Use unfluxed gold on bel- 
leek; outline the leaves and oranges in blue; also fill in 
the gold spaces for the first fire. 
For second fire, make oranges in yellow enamel, using 
Hancock's Medium Enamel, ground down with Dresden 
Oil, and thinned with turpentine; into this put Egg Yellow; 
if in powder, grind it with Dresden Oil and turpentine be- 
fore adding it to enamel. Green leaves, Apple Green, yel- 
low for mixing, and Sartorius Grey for flowers; add one 
fourth medium enamel; use same yellow and green in band. 
For peacock tones, make them more brilliant and vibrat- 
ing than the colors in study. It was not possible to print 
in just the tones we wished. For the darkest blue, use 
Dark Blue, Deep Purple and Brunswick Black; add one- 
eighth medium enamel; this use also in band. For next 
tone, use Deep Blue Green, Apple Green, Dark Blue, touch 
of Brunswick Black, one-eight medium enamel. For third 
tone, Chrome Green B, Deep Blue Green, Apple Green, 
medium enamel; and for lighter green, Apple Green, yellow 
for mixing, touch of Brunswick Black and medium enamel. 
For these last two,, put the mixed color into the medium 
enamel until you have the color desired. These four colors 
should tone one into the other with no violent contrasts. 
Have all mixed carefully, and then rapidly lay in first the 
head and back, the second tone on breast and blending into 
the darker on back ; then the third tone finishing the breast 
and on upper part of tail, with the fourth tone finishing off 
the tail feathers. Fill in eyes of tail with the dark blue, 
also feet in blue between the tinted branches. 
When perfectly dry, add the gold touches on peacock 
body and tail, using unfluxed gold. Also add blue dash in 
oranges. Touch up all gold and give a regular Belleek 
fire. 
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SERVICE PLATE 
DIVIDE plate into fourteen parts. Place the flower 
section, having carefully traced it off, directly on a 
line, and with stylus or ivory point trace it clear and per- 
fect, using the fine graphite tracing or impression paper. 
Repeat on every other line, and you will find the small leaf 
section will fall into place on the remaining seven lines. 
Trace all with India ink, then make the gold lines on plate. 
Erase where flowers cover line. Outline design in black, and 
fire. For second fire, tint the broad band with Chinese Yel- 
low. Wipe out color from design and dry thoroughly be- 
fore filling in the enamel. For leaves use Apple Green, one- 
half, Sartorius Grey for flowers, one-half; divide, and into 
one part add Yellow for mixing to lighten it ; into the other 
part put more Grey for Flowers and a little Brunswick 
Black, then add one-fourth Aufsetzweis to each. Use the 
lightest green on calyx, stems and smaller leaves, and tips 
of large leaves, the rest in the darker green. For flowers, 
use Silver Yellow in mixed enamel for lighter petals, the 
outside of the flowers, and use Egg Yellow in mixed enamel 
for the inside or darker petals. When dry, wash in shadows 
lightly with Brown Green. The tiny dots or stamens are 
Brown No. 4 or 1 7 and Yellow Brown or Ochre mixed. For 
inside band the flowers are in stronger Egg Yellow, and leaves, 
the darker green. This inside band is all outlined in gold, 
and the circles or bands are in gold with gold edge. 
DAISY VASE-MABEL C. DIBBLE 
HpHIS vase can be treated in a monochrome tone of blue 
* or grey, but the most satisfactory effect is given by 
blending the two. Use powder colors. Copenhagen Grey 
and Delft Blue make a good combination. Sketch in the 
design and then tint the background, that below the daisies 
a grey, above a blue, and delicately shade the daisy petals 
in the blue. For second fire, powder or dust on grey again 
below the twisted stems at base, and dust blue heavily above 
the daisies. Work up the centers of the flowers, strengthen 
the petals and stems, and wash in a few shadowy stems. 
With a dark blue band at base, the twisted stems all in blue, 
this is simple and yet effective. 
