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- such places as Bristol, Southwark and Lambeth. In 1780 the first ceramics to have patterns transfer-printed in blue and then glazed, were made by Thomas Turner at Caughley. His firm is credited with creating the so-called 'Willow Pattern� which was probably a composite design employing motifs from various patterns found on Oriental porcelain. The early transfer-printed wares of Staffordshire were also largely blue and white.
The impact of Chinese porcelains on European art was astonishing. This influence of Chinese motifs on European taste and fashion is known as chinoiserie. Chinese porcelain was so admired and appreciated in Europe that they were often given expensive silver or gold metal mountings and were also often incorporated into still-life paintings of the period.
Inevitably, with this tremendous rush by various European nations to acquire Chinese blue and white, and with the efforts spent in making good quality imitations of it, Chinese blue and white eventually lost its special appeal and its influence began to wane by the 19th century. Protected by tariffs, the European ceramic industries flourished and mastered the secrets of Chinese porcelain. Factories such as those at Sevres, Dresden and Chelsea were soon producing porcelain which was considered just as good as Chinese porcelains.
* Note - some English sentences have been changed or added in this portion of text and do not appear in the French translation.
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