The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods

by William Chaffers

1. The bleu céleste, or turquoise, invented in 1752 by Hellot.

2. The rich cobalt blue, called bleu de roi, of which there were two varieties, the darker being designated gros bleu.

3. The violet pensée, a beautiful violet from a mixture of manganese, one of the rarest decorations of the pâte tendre.

Fig. 231.—Vase.

4. The rose Pompadour (called in England rose Du-Barry), a charming pink or rose colour invented in 1757 by Xhrouet of Sèvres.

5. The clear yellow or jonquille, a sort of canary colour.

6. The vert pré, or bright grass green.

Fig. 232.—Écuelle.
Dated 1771.