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Queensware

British  
/ ˈkwiːnzˌwɛə /

noun

  1. a type of light white earthenware with a brilliant glaze developed from creamware by Josiah Wedgwood and named in honour of his patroness, Queen Charlotte

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The grayish blue related to her great-grandmother’s Wedgwood Queensware plates, which are grayish lavender and used for special occasions.

From Washington Post

Groceries 39 $10,623,400 $272,400 Dry Goods 25 5,853,000 234,000 Boots and Shoes 8 1,184,000 148,000 Drugs 8 1,123,000 140,375 Hardware 9 590,000 65,555 Queensware 6 265,000 44,166 Hats, Furs, &c.

From Project Gutenberg

Put it with the corrosive sublimate into a white or queensware vessel having a close cover, and holding a pint, to allow for swelling.

From Project Gutenberg

Put them into broad stone or queensware pots, and tie them up with brandy-paper.

From Project Gutenberg

Imagine my surprise and disappointment on wiping off some of the dirt to find it nothing but coarse crockery, somewhat resembling queensware, ornamented with blue enameled figures such as decorate old preserve-jars at home.

From Project Gutenberg