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The porcelain made by Spode's method was of a hard and more durable nature, and its pure whiteness so enhanced the beauty of any decoration that flowers painted on it equalled in appearance the famous work of Billingsley. Spode, however, did not limit himself to the making of porcelain: in the year 1805 he perfected his Stone China, or Ironstone China. Whilst being of a charming greyish tint resembling Chinese porcelain, this Stone China was also of a harder nature. With polychrome decoration in the Chinese style, and enriched with gold, it became most popular both at home and on the Continent, being especially prized on account of its durability. We hear that in 1 8 1 7 Queen Charlotte went specially to Stoke to see this new invention. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
