Vezető a Déri Múzeum kiállításaihoz II. A Déri gyűjtemények. 2. javított kiadás (Debrecen, 2001)

137 HUNGARIAN FINE CERAMICS, FAIENCE, STONEWARE, AND CHINA a very high temperature was first introduced in Holies, and afterwards by the factories in Kassa and Eperjes. There were some more factories making products of higher quality in Upper Northern Hungary, in the towns of Beszterce, Körmöcbánya, Igló, Murány and Rozsnyó. In Miskolc and Apátfalva, later in Telkibánya and Hollóháza folksy ornamented earthenware pots were made. There were also some factories in Transylvania. In Transylvania, the highest quality pots were made in Batiz. The pieces on display are products from Upper Northern Hungary almost without exception, since pots were brought to Debrecen from these factories in large quantities. Among the dishes and plates, the one of the highest artistic level is a square dish made in Holies, with a copper-pulled picture presenting mythological scenes, which was very popular in the 18th century. The plates from Beszterce are similarly ornamented. Among the other plates made for everyday use in Kassa, Igló, and Miskolc, the ones reticulated and ornamented with wicker-work are to be noted. The dish from Szilvás with sunbeam ornamentation is an outstanding one. The utensils, jars, spice-boxes, and sauce-cups exhibited in the display case reflect classicist forms. The little saucepans from Kassa and the wicker-basket are finely wrought. The containing pots ornamented with transfer pictures and monograms, having lion-bails, are typical of region where they were made (Igló and Murány). Even more special pieces are the table spiceboxes with their reticulated, wicker-worked ornamentation, which are painted blue. Hungarian china production started relatively late, only in the 19th century. The main cause of this was that the Habsburg court wanted to protect the china factory in Vienna from poten-