Quality Greetings Cards

 

In 1813, C J Mason took out a patent for the manufacture of 'Ironstone China'. Many exciting and vibrant designs were created for this new material. Pattern number 3121, untitled, dates from about 1838 and appears in Charles James Mason's pattern book.

 

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…As Josiah Wedgwood I wrote in a letter to Thomas Bentley in May 1762, "...My much esteemed friend, if you will give me leave to call you so and will not think the address too free..." With the advent of this new and exciting organisation, just like Thomas Bentley three centuries ago, you too now have the opportunity to become a 'much esteemed friend'. Click on the 'be a friend' box above…