By
1810 the Secretary of the Treasury reported great progress in the
manufacture of Queen's ware, and it is evident from what he says that
by this time the coarser varieties of earthenware were being very
generally manufactured; he also mentions four factories for the finer
types of porcelain-making."
"I think we did pretty well to get to making so much chinaware in such
a short time," Theo observed.
"We did do well for a new country," agreed Mr. Croyden, "but you must
remember we had the whip-lash of necessity at our backs. The wares
imported from England were very expensive, and dishes we were forced
to have; especially the simpler utensils for household use. People
made their own butter, and needed crocks to keep it in; they needed
jugs for milk or water; bowls for cooking. Of course no growing
country could continue to import such every-day articles from across
the sea. Therefore, although England tried very hard to cater to
American tastes and demands by sending over blue and white stone-china
decorated with American views, and even pitchers adorned with
portraits of Washington, the American Eagle, and the names of the
thirteen original States, we did not allow ourselves to be tempted
away from our undertakings, but went right on increasing our own
manufactures.
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