AMERICAN CHINA MANUFACTORY 141
During the Tucker and Hulme period, as has already
been shown, there was a decided improvement in decora-
tion. In addition to the pieces already mentioned, Mrs.
Francis D. Wetherill, of Philadelphia, owns two pairs of
pitchers made in 1828, one being marked in gold with
the initials of her grandfather, Mr. John Price Wetherill,
and the other pair with those of her great-uncle, Mr.
Samuel P. Wetherill, the latter being dated. These were
all made at the same time and are ornamented on both
sides with bunches of tulips, roses, etc., in natural colors.
In my own possession are a teacup
and saucer of fine, smooth paste
and graceful form, embellished with
gold fern work, and a small pitcher
decorated in colors. In the Penn-
sylvania Museum   at Fairmount
Park, Philadelphia, may also be
seen another specimen, presented
by Mr. Charles Henry Hart, which 6o.-ShlALL CUVERED LulWER-
is somewhat thicker and heavier  VASE, SFPIA LANDSCAPE.
than the others described above,  MRS. R. C. HEMPHILL.
and decorated only with gold bands and the letters C. B.
This piece was made for Mr. Charles Burd and is marked
on the bottom, in red, beneath the glaze, " Tucker &
Hulme, Philadelphia, 1828."
A complete tea service belonging to Mrs. William
McIlvaine, of Reading, Pa., procured from the factory in
1834 or '35, is decorated with sepia landscapes and gld
bands, and conclusively shows that the monochrome style
was sti employed to some extent after Judge Hemphill
took control.