Publisher's Synopsis
This volume is part of a series of Ashmolean-Christie handbooks of the fine and decorative arts, which aims to bring to a wide public the rich and varied collections housed in the Ashmolean.;This illustrated handbook features the finest and most representative pieces of early Worcester porcelain from the Marshall collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Each piece is fully described, while the introduction covers their overall stylistic development from the earliest Chinese-inspired designs to the characteristic blue-ground style. The book should be useful as a guide for beginners and a reference source for experts.;Dinah Reynolds is a Voluntary Assistant in the Department of Western Art in the Ashmolean Museum.
