Worcester china

American  

Trademark.

1. a soft-paste porcelain containing very little clay or none at all, made at Worcester, England, since 1751.

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Worcester china British  

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: Worcester.  porcelain articles made in Worcester (England) from 1751 in a factory that became, in 1862, the Royal Worcester Porcelain Company

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Etymology

Origin of Worcester china

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

He was in a fit of admiration with everything he saw, the antique homeliness of the parlors, the lavender on the window sills, the Worcester china on the table.

From Playing With Fire by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

She borrowed some books from Mr. Freeman, and after a brief study of their contents began to talk glibly of the Sheraton and Heppelwhite periods, Adams chimney-pieces, and soft paste Worcester china.

From The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life by Brazil, Angela

Then think of the blue of a mid-day sky, Of the sea, and the hills, and a Scotchman's eye; Of peacock's feathers, forget-me-nots, Worcester china and "jap" tea-pots.

From Verses for Children and Songs for Music by Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty

Next morning, the illustrious guest, and his friends, preceded by a band of music, visited the famous Worcester china manufactory of Messrs. Chamberlains; and they demonstrated their approbation of it's beauty, by making considerable purchases.

From The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 2 by Harrison, James

And the very utensils, plain Wedgewood though they were, had a classical simplicity, which made Mrs. Hazeldean's old India delf, and Mrs. Dale's best Worcester china look tawdry and barbarous in comparison.

From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 by Various