Although M. Solon has transferred his labors to England, he must be regarded as the outcome rather of the French than of the English soil.
Fig. 154.—Vase in Pâte-sur-Pâte, by Solon.
Another feature of the Minton productions is the imitation of cloisonné work, using porcelain instead of metal, and painting on it with colors mixed with opaque enamels, as is practised also in China. We give a fine representation in Fig. 155.
The technical excellence of the modern English porcelain is very great, but it is not remarkable for originality of design. The tea and dinner services shown at the Philadelphia Exhibition were great in number, variety, and excellence. We give illustrations of some pieces made by Messrs. Brown-Westhead, Moore and Company ([Figs. 156] and [Fig. 157]), which were satisfactory.