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Univercity City Pottery
April 23rd, 2009
STORY ATTRIBUTED TO E. G. LEWIS
WHEN IN 1910 THE ITALIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTED TO MRS. LEWIS AND ME THE GRAND PRIZE OF EUROPE WITH GOLD MEDAL FOR THE BEST PORCELAIN EXHIBITED AT THE TURIN ITALY FAIR, HE JOKINGLY REMARKED THAT IF THE SOUTH AFRICANS HAD CAPTURED THE HIGHEST AWARD FOR MAKING FINE SHOES, IT WOULD NOT HAVE SURPRISED THE ITALIANS MORE THAN WHEN A SMALL TOWN IN AMERICA TOOK THE HIGHEST AWARD FOR HIGH-FIRE PORCELAINS AWAY FROM ALL OF THE GREAT PORCELAIN WORKS IN EUROPE.
THE HISTORY OF THE PORCELAIN WORKS OF UNIVERSITY CITY, Read the rest of this entry »
