Mason Ware
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Mason Ware |
A sturdy English pottery known as Mason's Patent Ironstone China.
See: Ironstone |
It was first produced by C.J. Mason & Company in
1813 to provide a cheap substitute for Chinese porcelain, especially the larger
vases. The decoration was a kind of chinoiserie, or hybrid Oriental. Mason
specialties were vases, some more than 3 feet (1 m) high, with flowers in high
relief and handles and knobs shaped like dragons; exceptionally large dinner
services; and a typical hexagonal jug with snake handles made in various sizes.
Mason also made chimneypieces.
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