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They sprinkled chrysanthemum which fell in Liuyang river and over time, turned into today's chrysanthemum stone. [8] There is another saying that a pair of lovers fell in love, one of them turned into a stone, the other into a chrysanthemum. They loved each other and did not wish to depart till death, so they became today's chrysanthemum stone ...
[1] [page needed] The first prototype was a single plate displayed on the Ridgway stand at the 1956 Blackpool trade fair where it attracted little interest. [ 1 ] [ page needed ] Seeney's original concept was for a high-end porcelain set, with yellow holloware, and had her team create a group of such items, which were displayed in the Ridgway ...
Spode is an English brand of pottery and homewares produced in Stoke-on-Trent, England.Spode was founded by Josiah Spode (1733–1797) in 1770, and was responsible for perfecting two important techniques that were crucial to the worldwide success of the English pottery industry in the 19th century: transfer printing on earthenware and bone china.
[1] [5] The company was known for its ironstone china and white granite ware, which were exported to many countries, especially the USA. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The company also made decorative wares with various patterns and shapes, such as Bamboo, Fishhook, Chelsea, and Bleu de Roi. [ 5 ]
The Fiesta Tableware Company (formerly The Homer Laughlin China Company) is a ceramics manufacturer located in Newell, West Virginia, United States. Established in 1871, it is widely known for its Art Deco glazed dinnerware line, Fiesta. In 2002, The New York Times called Fiesta "the most collected brand of china in the United States". [1]
Chinese ceramics show a continuous development since pre-dynastic times and the first pottery was made during the Palaeolithic era. Porcelain was a Chinese invention and is so identified with China that it is still called "china" in everyday English usage. Pair of famille rose vases with landscapes of the four seasons, 1760–1795
20th century Jingdezhen ware; bowl with "rice grain" decoration and factory mark: 中国景德镇 ("China Jingdezhen") and MADE IN CHINA in English. Ceramics continue to be produced on a large scale in Jingdezhen, in a variety of styles, [ 76 ] many reproducing those of the past in a variety of qualities, [ 77 ] with Jingdezhen porcelain being ...
Buffalo China, Inc., formerly known as Buffalo Pottery, was a company founded in 1901 in Buffalo, New York as a manufacturer of semi-vitreous, and later vitreous, china. [1] Prior to its acquisition by Oneida Ltd. in 1983, [ 2 ] the company was one of the largest manufacturers of commercial chinaware in the United States.