dresden-ware

Dresden china

noun
porcelain ware produced at Meissen, Germany, near Dresden, after 1710.
Also called Dresden porcelain, Dresden ware, Meissen porcelain.


Origin:
1725–35

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Dresden china
 
n
porcelain ware, esp delicate and elegantly decorative objects and figures of high quality, made at Meissen, near Dresden, since 1710

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