Meissen porcelain.
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Meissen porcelain — Meisen hard porcelain vase, circa 1730. Indianische Blume ( Flowers of the Indies ) in imitation of the Kakiemon style of Arita porcelain, Japan. Meissen porcelain or Meissen china is the first European hard paste porcelain that was developed… … Wikipedia
Meissen porcelain — German hard paste, or true, porcelain produced at the Meissen factory, near Dresden in Saxony (now Germany), from 1710 until the present day. It was the first successfully produced true porcelain in Europe and dominated the style of European… … Universalium
Meissen porcelain — Named for the German city in which it originated … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Meissen porcelain. — See Dresden china. [1935 40] … Useful english dictionary
Meissen — For porcelain originating in Meissen, see Meissen porcelain. Meißen Meissen Albrechtsburg and Cathedral … Wikipedia
Porcelain — Fine China redirects here. For the band, see Fine China (band). This article is about the ceramic material. For other uses, see Porcelain (disambiguation). Chinese moon flask, 1723 35, Qing Dynasty … Wikipedia
porcelain — porcelaneous, porcellaneous /pawr seuh lay nee euhs, pohr /, adj. /pawr seuh lin, pohr ; pawrs lin, pohrs /, n. 1. a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high… … Universalium
Meissen — [mī′sən] city in EC Germany, on the Elbe, in the state of Saxony: noted for its porcelain: pop. 50,000 … English World dictionary
Meissen — /muy seuhn/, n. a city in E central Germany, on the Elbe River: famous for fine porcelain. 38,137. * * * ▪ Germany city, Saxony Land (state), southeastern Germany. It lies on the Elbe River just northwest of Dresden. It grew out of the early… … Universalium
Porcelain de Sèvres — Napoleon Büste aus Biskuit Porzellan, 1811 Manufacture royale de porcelaine de Sèvres ist eine der bedeutendsten europäischen Manufakturen zur Herstellung von Porzellan. Die Manufaktur hat seit 1756 ihren Sitz in Sèvres. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 … Deutsch Wikipedia
