| [Frontispiece.] |
| | Staffordshire Group, Vicar and Moses. Modelled by Ralph Wood about 1750. Marked R. Wood, Burslem. At British Museum. | |
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| Chapter I.—How to Collect. |
| | Exterior of Works, Etruria | [37] |
| | A Corner of Old Etruria Works | [41] |
| | Mill for Grinding Raw Materials | [45] |
| | The Thrower (showing the Potter's Wheel) | [49] |
| | The Oven | [53] |
| | The Dipping House | [57] |
| | The Enamel Kiln | [61] |
| Chapter II.—Early Ware. |
| | Mediæval Tiles | [85] |
| | Toft Dish, dated 1671; Posset Pot, dated 1685 | [89] |
| | Earthenware Jug (late 17th century) | [93] |
| Chapter III.—English Delft. |
| | Lambeth Delft Jar (with Arms of Apothecaries' Company) | [103] |
| | Lambeth Delft "Sack" Bottle, dated 1652 | [107] |
| | Bristol Delft Plate, representing Balloon Ascent | [107] |
| | Lambeth Delft Candlestick, dated 1648 | [111] |
| | Old Dutch Brass Candlestick | [111] |
| | Bristol Delft Plate and Bowl | [115] |
| | Bristol Delft Dish, dated 1740 | [119] |
| | Title-page and Illustration, from volume dated 1638 | [123] |
| | Wincanton Delft Dish | [127] |
| Chapter IV.—Stoneware. |
| | Stoneware Jugs, Bellarmine and other forms | [135] |
| | Dwight Bust of James II., and Figures of Children Reading | [139] |
| | Elers Coffee Pot, Mug, and Teapot | [143] |
| | Astbury Teapots | [149] |
| | Fulham Stoneware Mug (dated 1725) and Jug | [153] |
| Chapter V.—Early Staffordshire Ware. |
| | Whieldon Ware Cauliflower Teapot | [161] |
| | Tortoiseshell Ware Plate | [161] |
| | Tortoiseshell Ware Teapot and Bowl and Cover | [167] |
| | Group of Astbury Ware | [171] |
| | Agate Cat and Salt-glazed Bear Jug | [171] |
| | Whieldon Tortoiseshell Animals | [175] |
| | Whieldon Group. St. George and the Dragon | [175] |
| | Whieldon Toby Jugs | [179] |
| | Groups of Early Staffordshire Jugs | [183] |
| | Early Staffordshire Jugs | [189] |
| Chapter VI.—Salt-glazed Ware, Staffordshire. |
| | Salt-glazed Teapots. Heart-shaped (Lovers') and Camel | [197] |
| | Group of Salt-glazed Ware | [201] |
| | Salt-glazed Teapot enamelled in colours | [205] |
| | Salt-glazed Vase and Punch Bowl enamelled in colours | [209] |
| | Salt-glazed Jug enamelled in colours | [213] |
| Chapter VII.—Josiah Wedgwood. |
| | Cream Ware Dessert Basket and Centre-piece | [225] |
| | Catherine II. of Russia Service—Cream Ware Plates | [233] |
| | Busts of Rousseau and Voltaire | [233] |
| | Black Basalt Teapot and Jasper Ware Tea Set | [241] |
| | Jasper Vase—"The Apotheosis of Virgil" | [245] |
| Chapter VIII.—The School of Wedgwood. |
| | Turner Jasper Vase—"Diana in her Chariot" | [261] |
| | Adams Blue and White Jasper Vase | [261] |
| | Turner Stoneware Teapot and Jug | [267] |
| | Black Basalt Teapots by Birch and by E. Mayer | [271] |
| | Stoneware Jugs by Spode and by Davenport | [277] |
| | Black Basalt Teapot (early 19th century) | [277] |
| Chapter IX.—Leeds and Other Factories. |
| | Leeds Cream Ware Centre-pieces | [291] |
| | Leeds Cream Ware Group. Basket, Candlesticks, &c. | [295] |
| | Mug and Jug. Leeds Cream Ware, decorated at Lowestoft | [299] |
| | Leeds Cream Ware Plate and Mug | [303] |
| | Staffordshire Jug, decorated at Lowestoft | [303] |
| | Rockingham Teapot | [307] |
| | Castleford Jug—Black Basalt | [307] |
| Chapter X.—Transfer-printed Ware. |
| | Salt-glazed Plate—"Hercules and the Waggoner" | [319] |
| | Transfer-printed Jug—"Diana in her Chariot" | [319] |
| | Transfer-printed Jugs—"Duke of York" and "Successto Trade" | [323] |
| | Group of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Plates | [327] |
| | Spode Under-glaze Blue-printed Plate and Jug | [331] |
| | Turner Dish with Blue-printed "Willow pattern" | [331] |
| | Spode Blue-printed Ware, "Tower" pattern | [335] |
| | Blue-printed Dishes by Rogers and Adams | [341] |
| | Blue-printed Dishes—one with Claude landscape | [345] |
| Chapter XI.—Staffordshire Figures. |
| | Salt-glaze Figure and Figure of Cock marked R. Wood | [351] |
| | Diana and Group, Birth of Venus | [355] |
| | Group of Staffordshire Figures (Neale & Co.) | [355] |
| | Eloquence, or St. Paul Preaching at Athens | [359] |
| | Group Bacchus and Ariadne, and Figures of Venus andAdonis | [363] |
| | Busts of Bonaparte and Alexander of Russia | [367] |
| | Figures of Falstaff | [371] |
| | Staffordshire Figure decorated by Absalon, Yarmouth | [375] |
| | Staffordshire Figures of Musicians (various) | [379] |
| | Group of Toby Jugs | [383] |
| | Cupid and Figures of Flower Boys | [387] |
| | Figures of Fishwife and Mother Goose | [391] |
| Chapter XII.—Swansea and Other Factories. |
| | Swansea Plates and Swansea Bulb-pots | [397] |
| | Cambrian Vase, painted by Pardoe | [401] |
| | Swansea Jug, painted by Evans | [401] |
| | Swansea Transfer-printed Ware, Group of | [405] |
| | Dillwyn's Etruscan Ware, Vase and Tazza | [405] |
| | Portland Vase in Red Ware (Isleworth) | [409] |
| | Liverpool Plate and Finely Painted Mug | [409] |
| | Brown Stoneware Jugs (Isleworth) | [413] |
| Chapter XIII.—Lustre Ware. |
| | Lustre Goblets and Gold Lustre Mugs | [425] |
| | Silver Lustre Figures by Wood and Caldwell | [431] |
| | Silver Lustre Jugs | [431] |
| | Copper Lustre Mug and Group of Copper Lustre Ware | [437] |
| Chapter XIV.—Late Staffordshire Ware. |
| | Dessert Plates and Dessert Dish (Mason's Patent IronstoneChina) | [447] |
| | Granite China Vase, marked C J M & Co. | [451] |
| | Transfer-printed Plates (C. Meigh & Son) | [455] |
| | Set of Staffordshire Earthenware Vases, richly decorated | [455] |
| | Group of Nelson Jugs | [459] |
| | Transfer-printed Plate in Colours, subject—Steam Carriage | [463] |
| | Old Print, New Steam Coach, dated 1827 | [463] |
| | Transfer-printed Jug, representing Stephenson's Rocket | [467] |
| | Cyder Mug, Transfer-printed, representing Railway Train | [467] |
| | Doulton Stoneware Jug, with Bacchanalian subject | [471] |