Chelsea and Chelsea-Derby ChinaChelsea has long been a name to conjure with among the collectors of ceramics, but I fear the magic has often taken on some of the qualities of deception. To our day the whole of the eighteenth century, during which Chelsea was a delightful out-of-town village, to which men like Swift went for their health, and on the road whither footpads were busy, is always a land of romance and pleasing beauties.--pg. 11. |
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