| Imitation Dresden. | |||
| Messrs. Flight (1783 to 1788). | Flight and Barr (1793 to 1807). | Barr (1793 to 1803). | Barr, Flight and Barr (1807 to 1818). |
The marks used at the present time at Worcester (1876) are as follows:
In use since 1852. In use since 1857.
Chamberlain’s—Worcester.—In 1786 Robert and Humphrey Chamberlain began a porcelain-factory at Worcester. Robert had learned the business in the old Worcester works, and was an accomplished man. Some splendidly-decorated porcelain was made by them; and a breakfast-set, made for Lord Nelson, is quite famous. Pieces of it are found in collections. The Chamberlains employed the best painters, and paid high wages. Their expensive work was made rich with much gold.
A dessert-service in the possession of Mr. W. C. Prime, of New York, shows this, and is brilliant and effective. We engrave one of the plates ([Fig. 152]). The birds are tropical, and fine in color, and the plants are bordered with gold. The Chamberlains’ factories are now incorporated with the “Worcester Company,” under the charge of Mr. Binns.
The Chamberlains’ first mark was the name “Chamberlain,” written with a brush in a running hand. Afterward a stamp was used, containing a crown and the names “Chamberlain and Company,” and Worcester. Then the names simply of