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PORCELAIN VASES,
BY MESSRS. ROSE & CO., COALPORT, SHROPSHIRE.
A MONG the exhibitors in Class 35 (Pottery and Porcelain) the Messrs. Daniell & Co.,
-^*- of London, were noticeable for the variety, importance, and beauty of their contributions,
their ware being almost exclusively produced at the old and famous works of Messrs. Eose & Co.,
to whom they act as agents, and to whom the International Jury awarded a prize medal for
" decorative porcelain." We have selected for illustration a vase, about 2 feet 7 inches in height,
and valued at £125, ornamented with foliage in the Persian style, and having two medallions,
one of which contains the well-known "Night," after Thorwaldsen. The lightest-coloured vase,
remarkable for the delicacy of its tint, and the remaining "rose du Barry" vase, ornamented
with an Italian lake scene and flowers, were both works of unusual merit, and reflected great credit
on the taste of the producers, Messrs. Daniell & Co.
From a " History of the Coalport "Works," by Mr. Llewellynn Jewitt, P.S.A., which was
printed originally in the "Art Journal," we have abridged the following notice of the house of
Eose & Co.
The Salopian works appear to have been originally established about the year 1751; the first
site of the china manufacture was at Caughley, about a mile from Coalport, and the works were
carried on by Mr. Thomas Turner. In the early years of the Caughley manufactory the ware
was not many degrees removed from earthenware; but it gradually assumed a finer and more
transparent character, and an example which bears date 1756 affords satisfactory evidence of the
quality of the body at that time. Another interesting example, showing still greater improvement,
bears the words "Francis Benbow, 1776:" it is surmounted by an anchor, and was either made
in commemoration of brave Admiral Benbow's battle with Du Casse, A.D. 1702, or for a member
of the admiral's family. About the year 1780 Mr. Turner visited France for the purpose of studying
the French porcelain manufactures, and brought back with him several skilled workmen, by whom
still greater improvements were effected in the ware. Mr. John Eose, the son of a neighbouring
farmer, became apprentice to Mr. Turner; but subsequently leaving him, set up for himself at
Jackfield, which had been known for a long period as a pottery; the works, however, were soon
removed to Coalport, where they have continued uninterruptedly to the present day. In 1798
the Caughley works passed into the hands of Messrs. John Eose & Co. by purchase, and
Mr. Turner withdrew entirely from the business. Mr. Eose finding it inconvenient to carry on
both the works at once, gradually drafted off the workmen, and about the year 1814 the kilns and
rooms were taken down, and the materials used in the enlargement of the Coalport establishment.
In 1820 Mr. John Eose received the gold medal of the Society of Arts for the best glaze for porcelain
produced without lead, which he obtained in competition with the Copelands, Davenports, and
other principal manufacturers of the day. He died in 1841, and was succeeded by a nephew,
Mr. W. F. Eose, who has gained most honourable distinction at home and abroad, Messrs. Eose
& Co. having obtained medals for their productions at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and at
Paris in 1855.
The Messrs. Daniell, who for nearly half a century have been connected with the Coalport
works, originated in 1849 the successful reproduction of the well-known "rose du Barry" coloiir,
of which we have given an illustration. Indeed all the body-colours of this firm are first-rate,
especially the turquoise and Sardinian green. Nor should we fail to speak in terms of high praise
of Mr. Abrahams, the principal artist to the Coalport firm, whose " Paul Potter " dish all visitors
to the Ceramic court in the Exhibition will remember as a chef-d'oeuvre. Other clever artists—
Mr. Birkbeck, Mr. Eowse, and Mr. Cooke—also distinguished themselves by the fineness of their
work; and Mr. Worrall, the principal modeller, is worthy of such able coadjutors. We have only
to add that the famous old Swansea and Nantgarrw china was carried on by Billingsley & Walker
at Coalport after their discreditable commencement at Nantgarrw, but was soon discontinued, on
account of its expensive nature. (The reader is referred to an interesting letter on this subject
in Marryat's "Pottery and Porcelain," p. 186.)
PORCELAIN VASES,
BY MESSRS. ROSE & CO., COALPORT, SHROPSHIRE.
A MONG the exhibitors in Class 35 (Pottery and Porcelain) the Messrs. Daniell & Co.,
-^*- of London, were noticeable for the variety, importance, and beauty of their contributions,
their ware being almost exclusively produced at the old and famous works of Messrs. Eose & Co.,
to whom they act as agents, and to whom the International Jury awarded a prize medal for
" decorative porcelain." We have selected for illustration a vase, about 2 feet 7 inches in height,
and valued at £125, ornamented with foliage in the Persian style, and having two medallions,
one of which contains the well-known "Night," after Thorwaldsen. The lightest-coloured vase,
remarkable for the delicacy of its tint, and the remaining "rose du Barry" vase, ornamented
with an Italian lake scene and flowers, were both works of unusual merit, and reflected great credit
on the taste of the producers, Messrs. Daniell & Co.
From a " History of the Coalport "Works," by Mr. Llewellynn Jewitt, P.S.A., which was
printed originally in the "Art Journal," we have abridged the following notice of the house of
Eose & Co.
The Salopian works appear to have been originally established about the year 1751; the first
site of the china manufacture was at Caughley, about a mile from Coalport, and the works were
carried on by Mr. Thomas Turner. In the early years of the Caughley manufactory the ware
was not many degrees removed from earthenware; but it gradually assumed a finer and more
transparent character, and an example which bears date 1756 affords satisfactory evidence of the
quality of the body at that time. Another interesting example, showing still greater improvement,
bears the words "Francis Benbow, 1776:" it is surmounted by an anchor, and was either made
in commemoration of brave Admiral Benbow's battle with Du Casse, A.D. 1702, or for a member
of the admiral's family. About the year 1780 Mr. Turner visited France for the purpose of studying
the French porcelain manufactures, and brought back with him several skilled workmen, by whom
still greater improvements were effected in the ware. Mr. John Eose, the son of a neighbouring
farmer, became apprentice to Mr. Turner; but subsequently leaving him, set up for himself at
Jackfield, which had been known for a long period as a pottery; the works, however, were soon
removed to Coalport, where they have continued uninterruptedly to the present day. In 1798
the Caughley works passed into the hands of Messrs. John Eose & Co. by purchase, and
Mr. Turner withdrew entirely from the business. Mr. Eose finding it inconvenient to carry on
both the works at once, gradually drafted off the workmen, and about the year 1814 the kilns and
rooms were taken down, and the materials used in the enlargement of the Coalport establishment.
In 1820 Mr. John Eose received the gold medal of the Society of Arts for the best glaze for porcelain
produced without lead, which he obtained in competition with the Copelands, Davenports, and
other principal manufacturers of the day. He died in 1841, and was succeeded by a nephew,
Mr. W. F. Eose, who has gained most honourable distinction at home and abroad, Messrs. Eose
& Co. having obtained medals for their productions at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and at
Paris in 1855.
The Messrs. Daniell, who for nearly half a century have been connected with the Coalport
works, originated in 1849 the successful reproduction of the well-known "rose du Barry" coloiir,
of which we have given an illustration. Indeed all the body-colours of this firm are first-rate,
especially the turquoise and Sardinian green. Nor should we fail to speak in terms of high praise
of Mr. Abrahams, the principal artist to the Coalport firm, whose " Paul Potter " dish all visitors
to the Ceramic court in the Exhibition will remember as a chef-d'oeuvre. Other clever artists—
Mr. Birkbeck, Mr. Eowse, and Mr. Cooke—also distinguished themselves by the fineness of their
work; and Mr. Worrall, the principal modeller, is worthy of such able coadjutors. We have only
to add that the famous old Swansea and Nantgarrw china was carried on by Billingsley & Walker
at Coalport after their discreditable commencement at Nantgarrw, but was soon discontinued, on
account of its expensive nature. (The reader is referred to an interesting letter on this subject
in Marryat's "Pottery and Porcelain," p. 186.)