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consists in the landscape-painting, which is extremelywell executed, and is employed in the decoration of vases,plates, &c. The same good execution is carried out inpicture-paintings, chiefly copies of pictures of the Flemishschool, on similar articles of porcelain. Much of theBerlin china is so covered with gold and painting that thebody of the ware is almost entirely concealed. There arealso exhibited from Berlin some statuettes in porcelain,and candelabra of the same material, with leaves andfigures on a pale greenish-grey ground, which are ofgood execution and design. The Jury have awarded aPrize Medal.
The Royal Saxon China Manufactory, Meissen (Saxony , 10, p. 1105), exhibits the hard porcelain forchemical purposes, for which it has been long celebrated;also a considerable variety of ornamental china, as well asof dinner and coffee services, &c., Sc c. Some of these withenamelled paintings are well executed. A camellia plautin full flower, entirely executed in porcelain, is a very re-markable example of a kind of work which has long
maintained its ground in this manufactory, aided by thenatural ductility of the clays which are employed. Theflowers of this plant are executed in white of the greatestpurity; and the leaves are all finely glazed. The Jury-have awarded a Prize Medal.
The Royal Bavarian Porcelain Manufactory(Bavaria , 64, p. 1101), Nymphenburg , near Munich , ex-hibits articles in biscuit, and a variety in hard decoratedporcelain, which manifest decided advance in taste bothas to form and decoration. The picture-painting on someof these is extremely well executed. On the whole theJury observe in this exhibition much spirit and originality,and have awarded it a Prize Medal.
Honourable Mention is accorded to the following:—
Arnoldi, C. E. and F. (Prussia, 778, p. 1093).
Constantinople , Porcelain Factory at (p. 1.397).
Mattschass, J. G. H. (Widow), and Sou (Prussia, 217,
p. 1060).
Tielsch, Carl, and Co. (Prussia, 219, p. 1060).
Octol>er 1851.
ARGYLL, Reporter.