Meissen porcelain
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Meissen porcelain
First recorded in 1935–40
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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
His trove includes paintings by Canaletto and Meissen porcelain.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
Top photo: 19th-century Meissen porcelain bust of girl, Alexander’s Antiques.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2018
Mr. Marino is working other displays: one this week in Dresden to mark the 300th anniversary of Meissen porcelain; another in April at London’s Wallace Collection of his own collection of 16th- and 17th-century bronzes.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2010
I had heard marvelous tales of his garden, also of the inside of the house—Attic vases, Meissen porcelain, paintings by Alma-Tadema and Frith.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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