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| Figure 28 “Chatelaine,” J. Palin Thorley, Staffordshire, England, 1921. Bone china. H. 12". Signed; see fig. 29 for detail. This figure of a chatelaine in medieval dress was made during either Thorley’s last days at Simpsons or his early days as head of the art department at the New Chelsea Porcelain Co. It is most likely he created this on his own, not as part of the factory’s production, because both Simpsons and New Chelsea specialized in dinner ware and continued... |