Hobbies Free Articles
Collecting Free Articles - Page 7 of 10
Mitch Johnson
The Different Types of Pottery
The making of pottery progressed with the progress of centuries. There are various types of pottery and coated or painted with different types and styles of decorations. We will see here how pottery has progressed till today. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
History and Types of Porcelain
Here we will be learning more about the history of porcelain. What are its ingredients, how is it prepared, and what are its uses. Porcelain has become one of the most common wares in the modern days. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
The Best of Austria Porcelain
There have been no details of the historical records of the porcelain development in Austria. Their manufactories were established with the help of people who ran away from Dresden. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
Remarkable French and Chinese Glass
The French made the Venetian styles of glass and have no particular distinction. The French glass making began to develop in the eighteenth century. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
The First Invention of Sheffield Plate
Here we are going to have a look at the history of Sheffield plate and how it has transformed since its discovery. It is much less expensive than silver but it is as strong and looks as good as the real silver. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
The Royal Furnitures and Their History
Sometime the emergence of new designs could coincide with that of the personal designs of the rulers like that of King Louis XVI. The variety in tastes of the patrons sometimes gives birth to new designs. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
The Changing Scenario of French Porcelain
With the permission of the king, many porcelain factories progressed to different levels. They were encouraged to move forward with new ideas and experiments with their designs and styles. Many places like Paris and Eastern France made great progress in the porcelain making. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
Silver in Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century
There have been many silver pieces from the past that are unlikely to come up in the open for the public from either museums, churches or private collectors, etc. Refugees coming to England had contributed immensely to the quantities of silvers through their high standards of craftsmanship. The silver metal and their designs have been subjected to different influenced. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
Development and Advancement in American Glass
During the course of the eighteenth century numerous glasshouses came up and went. The greatest demands in America would be for the window-glass and for bottles. The immigrants owned most of the American glasshouses from Germans and the England who brought their skills. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
The Tin-Glazed Earthenware
English potters were able to make a great advance in the seventeenth century. They also imitate the art of pottery from other countries like Italy, France, Holland and Germany. And many Dutch emigrants who came to England brought the art and then it became popular in England. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
Iron and Steel in Different Countries
The progress in iron and steel gave new ideas of firearms where Samuel Colt the inventor of automatic revolver during the nineteenth century played an important part. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
The Best of Chinese Porcelain
The wares sparsely decorated and relied as much on the beauty of the shape and surface of the ware as on the actual brushwork is known as the 'Chinese taste'. This rarely found out of China. Even with the advent of the times the eighteenth century styles and designs still prevails. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
Popular Glasses of England and Ireland
The glasses in England and Ireland have almost the same features. Some of the glasses made in England were the rarest and most expensive one like the colored glass. The English produced the most popular wineglasses in the eighteenth century. The glasses produced in Ireland were almost the same with that of England. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
Tips on How to Identify a Good Potter
The collectors of different potteries have used the different ways identifying the makers or potters of different potteries and porcelain wares. The changes in the ownership of many factories have also created confusions in identifying the potters. Some places produce the best of porcelain wares and Chelsea was responsible for the most beautiful porcelain material ever made. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
Porcelain in Germany - Its Begining and End
The porcelain produced since 1710 is called Meissen in Germany. Johann Bottger successfully experiments in making a hard red ware, he was able to make a white one and in 1710 the Royal Saxon Manufactory was established. [Read More]