Collections towards a history of pottery and porcelain, in the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries: with a description of the manufacture, a glossary, and a list of monograms
Joseph Marryat's 1850 London study, published by John Murray, gathers historical collections of pottery and porcelain from the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries, with notes on manufacture and a glossary. The engravings show vessels in profile against plain grounds, including a two-handled amphora, a carved ewer with figures in panels, a fluted lidded urn with a cameo portrait, and a head-shaped cup beside a boot-shaped vessel. Designers can take from them a catalogue of classic vessel silhouettes and their decorative bands, fluting and relief friezes.
