A history and description of the old French faïence, with an account of the revival of faïence painting in France (1903) (14579401678)

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Title: A history and description of the old French faïence, with an account of the revival of faïence painting in France

Year: 1903 (1900s)

Authors: Solon, Louis Marc Emmanuel, 1835-1913 Burton, William, 1863-

Subjects: Pottery Pottery

Publisher: London, New York (etc.) Cassell and Co., ltd.

Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute

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al farmers of customsduties, disregarding long established covenants, thought itexpedient to raise the taxes, theretofore charged upon thegoods introduced into France, to such a high scale that inter-national trade was threatened with complete extinction. WhileHannong, in concert with the other potters of the northernprovinces, was moving heaven and earth to obtain the repealof these inequitable taxes, his financial situation was goingfrom bad to worse. Business was at a standstill; ho wasmanufacturing at a loss, depending on the influence andsupport of his patrons, the Princes de Rohan, to tide over thepassing difficulties, and confident of being soon able to retrievehis fortunes. But the farmers could not be made to yield onejot of their pretensions. Cardinal Constantin de Rohan, whohad most liberally assisted Hannong in his predicament, died in1779. His heirs claimed payment of the heavy sums the manu- PLATE XXI.STRASBURG. Plate Painted in the Dresden Style. D. 11 in. (Seep. 108.):

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