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in blue. Another example (Fig. [16]), said to be of Liverpool make, is the puzzle jug, and bears the very appropriate motto, painted in blue—
“Here, Gentlemen, come try yr skill,
I’ll hold a wager, if you will,
That you Don’t Drink this liqr all
Without you spill or lett some Fall.”
Zachariah Barnes.—another maker of Delft ware in Liverpool—was a native of Warrington, and brother to Dr. Barnes, of Manchester. He was born in 1743, and having learned the “art, mystery, and occupation” of throwing, &c., commenced business as a potter in the old Haymarket, at the left-hand side in going to Byrom Street. He is said to have first made China, but afterwards turned his attention to Delft ware, and soon became proficient in the art. The principal varieties of goods made by him were jars and pots for druggists; large dishes, octagonal plates and dishes for dinner services; “Dutch tiles;” labels for liquors; potted-fish pots, &c., &c. Of the druggist’s jars, of which he made considerable quantities, it is said that the labelling in his time underwent no less than three changes from alterations in the pharmacopæia.
Fig. 13.
