In 1767 Josiah Wedgwood, the founder of the Wedgwood pottery, brimming with confidence because of the excellent sales of his products, wrote to a friend describing his approach to running his business. He added jokingly: "Don't you think we shall have some Chinese Missionaries come here soon to learn the art of making Creamcolour?"
西元一七六七年，因產品暢銷而意氣風發的威氏作坊創始人喬賽亞．威基伍德寫信給友人大談經營之道，並戲言：「你不覺得很快就會有中國人來跟我們學造瓷的藝術？」