Acknowledgements 7
Preface 9
Foreword 13
Authors' Preface 16
England in 1751 17
History of the Worcester Factory 39
Chapter 1. The Early Period 1751-55 59
Chapter 2. European Patterns 1756-65 103
Chapter 3. The Oriental Patterns 1756-65 135
Chapter 4. Chinese Influences 1765-90 158
Chapter 5. Worcester Factory Decoration 1765-90 186
Chapter 6. The Overglaze Coloured Grounds 210
Chapter 7. Japanese Influences 1765-90 231
Chapter 8. The Underglaze Blue Grounds 255
Chapter 9. Blue Bordered Wares 280
Chapter 10. The Sèvres Influence 1770-85 294
Chapter 11. Shapes and Figures 1767-72 309
Chapter 12. Outside Decoration 325
Chapter 13. Overglaze Transfer Printing 368
Chapter 14. Early Painted Blue and White 1752-60 396
Chapter 15. Blue and White Painted Wares 1760-90 427
Chapter 16. Underglaze Blue Printing 466
Appendix Redecoration 494
Marks 509
Bibliography 511
Glossary 515
Index of Patterns 518
General Index 520
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