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The Royal Worcester Factory, founded by Dr. John Wall and company,
in 1751, was combined with its rival, the Chamberlain Factory, in 1840.
The Chamberlain factory was known for its finely painted porcelain with
boldly colored grounds and white reserves containing delicately painted
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The incorporation of random naturalistic elements such as birds and insects as decorative motifs on ceramics was made popular by the Meissen tradition of painting these creatures over imperfections in the ceramic body caused by the firing process.