appears on the cup and saucer.
One of the most, if not the most, interesting marks connected with Chelsea occurs on a cream ewer formerly belonging to Dr. Wellesley, and afterwards to Mr. W. Russell, the Accountant-General. One of the marks usually ascribed to the Bow works is the triangle (Fig. [378]);
and in the Museum of Practical Geology is a cream ewer bearing this mark in the paste. This specimen was formerly in the Strawberry Hill collection, and afterwards in Mr. Bandinell’s. The cream ewer which belonged to Mr. Russell is moulded in the same mould, and is, in fact, identically the same as the one in the Museum, but has, in addition to the above mark, the word “Chelsea” and the date “1745” upon it. The mark and the words “Chelsea, 1745,” are graved or scratched in the soft paste before firing, and, of course, under the glazing (Fig. [379]). This mark is particularly interesting and curious, as being the earliest dated example of English porcelain known. This example, and the occurrence of the triangle with the name of Chelsea, was first noticed by me in my history of the Chelsea works in the Art-Journal of 1863.
Fig. 379.
Fig. 380.
Fig. [380] is an engraving of an elegant little scent-bottle, formerly in my own collection, which bears the embossed anchor. The bottle has a continuous landscape running around it, which is beautifully pencilled, and is evidently of early work. The plain anchor, drawn in red