Weve always known him as greatuncle bernie. Hes hung on the wall for years and years in the family. He was hidden away in wardrobe for a while and refound, and hes been on my wall now. Well, its on porcelain, of course. He was a porcelain decorator through and through, and a very competent painter, and here has painted his own family, and done it quite well in enamel. Signed t. J. Bott. This is Thomas John Bott, and he was one of a long generation of china decorators, and his father was also thomas bott, which causes great confusion. They came from worcester originally. And at worcester, thomas bott, sr. Developed a wonderful new style of porcelain decorating whats known as the limoges enamel style a very fine use of white enamel on a dark background. And he taught his son t. J. Bott to do it as well. And Thomas John Bott then brought that to coalport. So, Thomas John Bott here in 1888 at coalport, producing a plaque just for the family. Weve got a matching picture of his sister, actua
Spread in the United States. Officials announcing the second death in Washington State. A man in his 70s with Underlying Health conditions. The paetient was hospitalized a Evergreen Health in kirkland and there now have been new cases connected to Evergreen Health. The Washington Post reports an analysis from samples from two patients indicates coronavirus has been spreading for about six weeks in Washington State and strongly suggests the two cases are linked through Community Transmission with hundreds of other infections now likely. There are now 89 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the u. S. With the first cases announced in oregon, florida, rhode island and new york. The new york patient is a woman in her late 30s who contracted the virus while traveling in iran. Shes isolated at home with respiratory symptoms though the governor says shes not in serious condition. Theres no word on the health of the other passengers on her return flight. All right, Public Health officials have be
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A shortage in labor is affecting the town’s workforce and ability to plan for the future, despite an active search for candidates to fill the vacancies.