The ceramic art of Great Britain from pre-historic times down to the present day, Volume 2 (of 2)

by Llewellynn Frederick William Jewitt

ROYAL PATENT
IRONSTONE
T & R BOOTE

Fig. 378.

and another bearing the crest, a greyhound, couchant, collared and slipped, between two laurel wreaths, and the words—

and above the words TRADE MARK. On the tiles, the name in raised letters,

appears.

The Jurors’ Report of 1862 says: “The tiles exhibited by this firm are deserving of high commendation; the designs are well selected; the equality of surface evidences great efficiency. Messrs. T. and R. Boote claim some originality in their process, to which this perfection is not only attributable, but obtained at a much less cost.”