The Collector's Encyclopedia of Limoges Porcelain Second Edition

The Collector's Encyclopedia of Limoges Porcelain Second Edition

Porcelain is pottery in its most exquisite form. The word "porcelain" comes from the Portuguese word "porcella," the name for the shell made by a type of mollusk, the cowrie. This shell is tra nslucent, and the Portuguese gave this name to the translucent pottery they were impo rting from C hina during t he 1500s. To understand the unique quality of porcelain, translucency, it is necessary to understand the processes that each type of pottery requires for production. A brief summary here of these processes wil l give a bas ic understanding of the differences among the types of pottery. (Some references in the Bibliography give detailed descriptions.)

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Table of Contents:

COVER

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

The Unique Quality of Porcelain

The Story of Limoges Porcelain

Comparing Haviland and Other Limoges Porcelain

Identifying Limoges Porcelain

Evaluating Limoges Porcelain For Collectors

Photographs

French Decoration-Art Objects

French Decoration-Decorative Objects

French Decoration-Patterns

Specialty and Unusual Items

Undecorated Limoges

American Decorated Limoges

American Quality Decoration

American Amateur Decoration

ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF LIMOGES FACTORIES AND STUDIOS

ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS FOR LIMOGES FACTORIES AND STUDIOS

Appendix

Bibliography

Index To Objects

Index And Cross Reference To Companies,Initials, And Symbols

Index To French Artists' Signatures

Index To Professional American Decorators

Price Guide