Identifier: transferprinting00turn (find matches)
Title: Transfer printing on enamels, porcelain and pottery : its origin and development in the United Kingdom
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Turner, William, -1643
Subjects: Transfer-printing Pottery Enameled ware
Publisher: London : Chapman and Hall New York : Keramic Studio Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
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Liverpool Advertiser of 11th February, 1757,entitled Secrets in Art and Nature, by ThomasLaurenson, engraver, published by R. Williamson, ofLiverpool. Chapter IV. contains the following state-ment : The new and curious art of printing, or ratherre-printing from copper plate, prints upon porcelaine,enamel and earthenware, as lately practiced atChelsea and Birmingham, &c. Unfortunately, Mr.Gatty could not procure a copy of the pamphlet, so weare left in the dark as to what this Secret in Art was to reveal. It is explained in the preface of thiswork how the writer has searched for the samedocument without avail. As to Chelsea there is aspecimen in the British Museum (figured herein atFig. A 7). It is an exceedingly rare piece, especiallyas a marked specimen. Of Birmingham transfers onware there is no trace whatever. The author of thepamphlet probably confused the word with Batterseaor had been misinformed. The Chelsea claim wouldgo with that of Bow, as the circumstances of the two 36
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Fig. a 26. DISH, EARTHENWARE, BLUE PRINTJno. Turner. Origin. factories were on much the same footing with respectto Battersea, which probably printed for both factories.As for Bow the only claim it has is founded upon thememorandum of John Bowcocke, a traveller for thatpot works. It records the orders which he hadreceived, as for instance : printed teas on the 28thMay, 1756 ; pint printed mug, and half pint dittoon 18th June, 1756. (Chaffers Marks and Mono-grams of 1874, p. 895). The last on the list, so far as known to the writer,is Adam Spengler, who was manager of a pottery atZurich, which was commenced in 1763, vide TheQueen, of 6th May, 1905 ; or about 1759, vide Marksand Monograms, 4th ed., p. 503. According to theformer authority it is said that Spengler applied themethod of printing on earthenware in black and colour,which was developed in England, and Dr. Angst evenhints that he (Spengler), may have invented it. If so,it was another case of thought-reading after themanner of

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