CHAPTER V.

FRANCE.

Prospect on approaching France.--Present and Past.--The Ancient Celts.--Under the Romans.--Middle Ages.--Poitou, Beauvais, and Hesdin.--Italian Influence.--A National Art.--Bernard Palissy, Barbizet, Pull, and Avisseau.--Henri Deux Ware.--Rouen.--Nevers.--Moustiers.--Marseilles.--Strasburg.--Limoges. --Haviland’s New Process.--Examples.--Bourg-la-Reine.--Laurin.--Deck. --Colinot.--Creil. --Montereau.--Longwy.--Parville.--Gien.--Sarreguemines. --Niederviller.--Luneville.--Nancy.--St. Clement.--St. Amand.--Paris.--Sceaux. --PORCELAIN: Efforts to Make Porcelain.--First Artificial Porcelain.--St. Cloud.--Lille.--Paris.--Chantilly.--Mennecy.--Vincennes.--Sèvres.--Natural, or Hard, Porcelain.--Discovery of Kaolin.--Various Factories.--Limoges. --Deck.--Regnault.--Solon.--Pate Changeante.--Pate-sur-Pate.....271