POTTEYRY AND PORCJLAIN.

tone than those with blue ground. A group is shown in
Illustration 72.
Parian pitchers were usually glazed inside, while many,
particularly the blue and white, were finished outside with
a " smear " glaze, produced by coating the interior of the
seggar, in which they were burned, with glaze, which,
under the fire, vaporizes and imparts to the ware a glossy
surface.  Small parian and porcelain statuettes, designed
72-N IIITE PARIAN. U. S. PUTTERY.
for mantel ornaments, were also made to some extent.
Toilet-sets, pitchers, door plates, escutcheons, and other
pieces, in white granite and porcelain, were often decorated
with gold and colored designs, and with the names of
customers or recipients.  The group of white granite
ware shown (Ill. 73) consists of a cow-creamer with gold
decoration, swan mantel ornament with base edged with
blue under the glaze, and water-pitcher with dark blue

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