| Show UR UK SYNTAX CHINA GHiNA Worcester Woman the he Possessor of Famous C Collection Story of How Drew the Pictures and How Cre Clews s Came Came Cameto to Put Them on His Well Known Dark Blue Ware Bo tIle the various kinds of Df old blue Staffordshire china there is none in greater demand or morn moro difficult than that bearing the famous Doctor Syntax designs The pictorial ware can readily command com coin mand a fancy price for it is not Uncommon mi un Un- common for 40 40 to be paid for tor some of oi t the e plates and from to 3 O 0 for some of oC the platters Mrs Emma De Forest Morse of Worcester Mass 1 is the the- fortunate possessor of nearly all the subjects Included in this series It is not only a most r remarkable collection but it is by all nIl means the largest and most complete known Each one is a perfect per per- specimen of the beautiful dark dar blue printed ware made between 1820 and 1830 by R R. J j j. clews the well- well known English potters Doctor Syntax's x's three tours in ins s search arch of the picturesque of oC consolation consola consola- tion lion and of a wife were created by tho the famous caricaturist who made a series of drawings representing representing rep rep- resenting an old clergyman and schoolmaster schoolmaster school school- master in lov love with the fine arts and who traveled during l his is holidays in inquest inquest inquest quest of the picturesque The named first-named was made in 1810 and ald taken to Mr l Ackerman a print seller of the Strand who in turn invited invited in in- William Villiam Combe a most prolific writer of those days das to furnish a text for the drawings resulting in the schoolmasters schoolmaster's tour as It was vas called on n its appeal appearance ance in the Poetical Mag azine Doctor Syntax instantly sprang into nto widespread popularity to the ex extent x tent that Syntax wigs Syntax hats and coats soon became bedame the proper thing Doctor Syntax was next reprinted in book form torm and after several editions editions editions edi edi- had been exhausted C Combo Combe together prepared a sec sec- The Harvest Home ond series serle called Doctor K Tour in S Search arch o of Consolation This was in 1820 8 0 and ail i th the following ing y year ar came came Do Doctor tor Syntax's tour tourIn tourIn tourIn In In search of a wife which h undoubtedly undoubted undoubted- I ly Iy j a contained a d some som of of s 's best deigns de T- T t It ItAi is is said that Combe used to pin pm pinup up the various var against a screen 1 of oT 1 his apartment vin jn in the Kings King s' s Bench and write h his ehrs as its the painter wanted the them n He was a most prolific writer V t the years 1773 and 1823 h he 1 wrote and edited upwards of of 1 books looks contributed to a 3 score of jp Journals and furnished according according ac cording to his hIs hIs' own note notebook boo It fully 2000 columns of or matter to the magazines maga ames and newspapers Jt It happened that about the time ol lof elthe the vogue vogue of Doctor Syntax Clews was was making his lustrous dark blue ware for tor the Am ri an market and h hE immediately seized th the opportunity tc add to hrs his fame by bf reproducing ing the various Syntax d designs sIgns with ari an acc accuracy accuracy racy that characterized ha a ter ze th the the e Clew lei china One with the i doctor preparations for his tour o o. o of the lakes accompanied by his mare Grizzle At length t the tho e lingering moment came That gave aye the dawn of at wealth 8 and d dt t fame Incurious naph exact dt tt r four four- ur L Lid Led d' d Grizzle saddled d to n I nAnd Ind with than state And nd s soon n more common The doctor stood before the gate Behind him turn was his hl- faithful wife One more embrace m r e. e m my reB ce Then ht gr gray y palfrey faUry y he lie bestrode he rode nd Ani 1 gave a 0 nod and off on Good an 00 d luck good luck uck she ho loudly cried Vale Oh Vale ho rep replied eu This Tills story is ui distinctly portrayed within the limits of a dinner plate or 01 in io inthe the larger scope afforded afforded- by a plat ter Then follows a list of calamities which which befell the e unfortunate traveler in rapid s succession cc First lie ire loses lilt his w way and th then n he is stopped by highwaymen high highwaymen waymen and f finally bou hound bound d by them to a tree Here lie he remains in durance durance durance dur dur- ance for a a. a while until liberated by two buxom matrons who aro seen on n their trotting palfreys riding to his hit rescue 1 Syntax setting f out In search Doctor of a wife Is the tho beginning of one set of drawings O Others hers of much attraction tion are the garden trio the harvest han home a nc noble le hunting party Doctor Syntax with with- witha a b blue e stocking blocking beauty Doctor Syntax star-gazing star nd ad man many more The Syntax dl dishes bes are o occasionally cc seen in colors as DoS s in the case of the specimen in the tho Morse collection which illustrates Doctor Syntax Travels Thes These arc pr probably of later period d than the tho Clews china |
