This fourth volume of Peter Laister's work illustrates further examples
of china and crockery used on board British merchant ships. It gives
brief historical details of the companies themselves, and the trades in
which they were involved. Information about identifying patterns of
china and details of the manufacturers are included. It also covers the
difficulty of identification of china that is only marked with a
monogram, initials or a house flag. A total of 59 companies are dealt
with individually, and in total some 254 companies are mentioned in the
comprehensive index. These companies traded to all parts of the world.