Meissen
Americannoun
noun
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
His trove includes paintings by Canaletto and Meissen porcelain.
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2022
Isn’t it odd that Americans, who reflexively celebrate humble origins, log cabins and rustic simplicity, embraced Disney’s dancing candelabras and riffs on porcelain by Meissen and Sèvres?
From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2022
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
It was genuine Meissen porcelain, the work of the great artist Höroldt, who painted it in 1726.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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