The ceramic art of Great Britain from pre-historic times down to the present day, Volume 1 (of 2)

Opening of the book

Llewellyn Jewitt
From a bust by W. H. Goss.

THE

CERAMIC ART

OF

GREAT BRITAIN

FROM PRE-HISTORIC TIMES DOWN TO THE PRESENT DAY

BEING A HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND MODERN

POTTERY AND PORCELAIN WORKS

OF THE KINGDOM

AND OF THEIR PRODUCTIONS OF EVERY CLASS

BY

LLEWELLYNN JEWITT, F.S.A.

LOCAL SECRETARY OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON;

HON. AND ACTUAL MEMBER OF THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL ARCHÆOLOGICAL COMMISSION, AND

STATISTICAL

COMMITTEE, PSKOV;

MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ARCHÆOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND;

ASSOCIATE OF THE BRITISH ARCHÆOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION;

HON. MEMBER OF THE ESSEX ARCHÆOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND OF THE MANX SOCIETY, ETC.;

COR. MEMBER OF THE ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY,

ETC. ETC. ETC.

ILLUSTRATED WITH NEARLY TWO THOUSAND ENGRAVINGS

IN TWO VOLUMES.—I.

LONDON

VIRTUE AND CO., LƗƽƗǵŧŠ, 26, IVY LANE

PATERNOSTER ROW

1878

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LONDON:
PRINTED BY VIRTUE AND CO., LIMITED,
CITY ROAD.

TO
COLIN MINTON CAMPBELL, EǪǟ.
M.P. FOR NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE,
ETC. ETC.,
THIS WORK,
WHICH TREATS OF AN ART FOR WHOSE DEVELOPMENT AND EXTENSION
HE AND THE FIRM OF MINTON
(OF WHICH HE IS NOW THE HEAD) HAVE DONE SO MUCH,
IS APPROPRIATELY AND WITH PERMISSION
Dedicated,
AS A MARK OF HIGH PERSONAL ESTEEM, AND AS
A SLIGHT TOKEN OF APPRECIATION OF THE EMINENT SERVICES
HE HAS UNIFORMLY RENDERED
TO THAT IMPORTANT BRANCH OF ART-MANUFACTURE
WITH WHICH HIS NAME IS SO INTIMATELY
AND SO WORTHILY ASSOCIATED.
LLEWELLYNN JEWITT.
WƗƿǪǵŧǡ HĵƯƯ, DŧǡœΏǪƒƗǡŧ,
November, 1877.

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