Meissen
Americannoun
noun
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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
I watched a small girl in a tulle tutu try to scale a vitrine of Meissen porcelain statuettes by Johann Joachim Kändler, particularly enchanted with one group, a fox accompanying a singer on harpsichord.
From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2021
The district of Meissen, near Dresden, reported almost 1,305 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the past week.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2021
In a dishwasher, they found Meissen tureens still in their bubble wrap.
From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2020
Not until 1707 did the German alchemist Johann Bottger, after lengthy experiments with processes and with mixing various minerals and clays together, hit upon the solution and established the now famous Meissen porcelain works.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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