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.

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Recently, the Quartermaster Corps of the Army turned over to the White House for the china collection some pieces of Royal Worcester china used in the house at the time of President Lincoln’s occupancy.

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Who is there who has not heard of "Old Worcester" china?

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From the experiments of china clay, china stone from Cornwall, feldspar from Sweden, fire-clay from Stourbridge and Broseley, marl, flint, and calcined bones, Dr. Wall evolved those exquisite creations of Worcester china which now claim universal admiration and obtain fabulous prices.

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Besides the Worcester China Company, founded in 1751, and still flourishing, a Company of Glovers was incorporated in 1661, and is an important industry.

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