Marks and monograms on pottery & porcelain of the renaissance and modern periods, with historical notices of each manufactory, preceded by an introductory essay on the vasa fictilia of the Greek, Romano-British, and mediæval eras; and an appendix containing a brief history of the country of Japan and its keramic manufactures, &c., &c.
Chaffers' 1876 London reference by William Chaffers, published by Bickers & son for collectors and historians of pottery and porcelain, catalogues marks and monograms from Renaissance and modern European factories plus Japanese wares. The pictures are cut-out line drawings of stylised letterforms, cursive monograms, and marks on a cream ground, showing how a maker's initials can be reduced to a compact emblem a designer might borrow for a logo or monogram.
