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Feature Books

The Cambrian CompanyThe Cambrian Company: Swansea Pottery in London 1806-1808, by Jonathan Gray

In 1808, James Christie II was employed to sell the remaining stock of the Cambrian Company, the London Warehouse of the Swansea Pottery located at 64 Fleet Street. The auction sales, between February and April 1808, comprised around 14,000 pieces in over 1,000 lots, similar in scale to the Wedgwood & Bentley disposals in 1781. Much of the finest pottery made in Swansea was included in these 1808 sales - pieces decorated with Nelson, the Welsh Bard, Birds and Butterflies etc. More info.

 

The Diaz CollectionThe Diaz collection: Material Culture and Social Change in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Monterey (California), by David L. Felton and Peter D. Schultz

This report, prepared by the Cultural Resource Management Unit of the California Department of Parks and Recreation, describes archaeological excavations and studies of the 1820s Cooper-Molera Adobe. It includes a healthy dose of transferware. Available as a PDF download. Download here.