Meissen porcelain
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Meissen porcelain
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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A rarely seen look at the lives of craftsmen behind Meissen porcelain, French Art Nouveau glass and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
The real UFOs at Frick Madison, expected in the first quarter of 2021, may therefore be the decorative arts: all those gilded clocks, all that Meissen porcelain, relocated from plutocratic salons into cubes of concrete.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2020
“It’s the perfect complement to our collection,” said Ms. Poulet, who said that Henry Clay Frick never acquired Meissen porcelain.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2011
The Frick has now disclosed that the donor is the New Yorker Henry H. Arnhold, who has promised 131 examples of Meissen porcelain.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2011
There was no refusing, however inconvenient it might have seemed to fight a war with Meissen porcelain under one arm.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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