A Guide through the Worcester Royal Porcelain Works
By Richard William Binns and E.P. Evans
The extraordinary mania for Pottery at the present time is not
peculiar to our age. The history of our art throughout the world
teaches us that it has been cultivated in all ages and under every
variety of circumstance, and at times under the most distinguished
patronage.
There are many reasons why this important and truly beautiful art
should engage the attention of the people. The learned Brongniart
says ("Traite des Arts Ceramiques")-"I know of no art which
presents in the study of its practice, its theory, and its history,
so many interesting and varied considerations as the Ceramic art."
We regard it as the graphic medium of antiquity. The clay so
sensitive in the hands of the potter exhibits the most subtle
expression of the actor's will, and presents to us the mind and
character of ancient peoples who may have left no other trace
behind.
Birch says-" The history of the art of working in clay, from its
rise amongst the oldest nations of antiquity till the present time,
resolves itself into two great divisions, which have engaged the
attention of two distinct classes of enquirers, namely, the
technical or scientific part, comprising all the details of
material, manipulation and processes; and, secondly, the historical
portion, which embraces not only the history of the art itself, and
the application of ancient literature to its elucidation, but also
on account of the light thrown by monuments in clay on the history
of mankind."
The study, therefore, is neither deficient in dignity, nor limited
to trifling investigations, nor rewarded with insignificant
results.
A knowledge of the origin and progress of any branch of art must
always be of immense importance to its future development and
improvement. This is particularly true of the art of working in
clay, both from its universal diffusion and from the indestructible
nature of its products.
Entirely sympathising with these sentiments, the present brochure
has been written, not with the idea of giving a history of
porcelain manufacture in its technical or scientific details, nor
the history of the art with reference to nations, but for the
purpose of answering the questions so frequently put by visitors,
respecting the various processes of manufacture at the Worcester
Royal Porcelain Works.
Everyone being interested in the manufacture of porcelain, it is
our desire to explain the processes in the most simple manner, and
to endeavour to make a visit instructive as well as interesting,
and possibly direct attention to the geological, chemical, and
technical studies which are involved in its practice.
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Windham Press is committed to bringing the lost cultural heritage
of ages past into the 21st century through high-quality
reproductions of original, classic printed works at affordable
prices.
This book has been carefully crafted to utilize the original images
of antique books rather than error-prone OCR text. This also
preserves the work of the original typesetters of these classics,
unknown craftsmen who laid out the text, often by hand, of each and
every page you will read. Their subtle art involving judgment and
interaction with the text is in many ways superior and more human
than the mechanical methods utilized today, and gave each book a
unique, hand-crafted feel in its text that connected the reader
organically to the art of bindery and book-making.
We think these benefits are worth the occasional imperfection
resulting from the age of these books at the time of scanning, and
their vintage feel provides a connection to the past that goes
beyond the mere words of the text.
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