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▪ I. Mason, n.3 (Mason n.3 in Dict. becomes Mason n.4) Ceramics.|ˈmeɪsən|
[The family name of Staffordshire china manufacturers Miles Mason (1752–1822), and his sons William (1785–1855), George Miles (1789–1859), and Charles James (1791–1856).]
absol. or (usu.) in the possessive. Designating ware originally made in the factories of the Mason family, esp. a form of ironstone china patented by Charles James Mason in 1813.
Mason's Ironstone is a proprietary name in the U.K.
1804Morning Herald 15 Oct. [1]/1MASON'S CHINA... Miles Mason..has established a Manufactory at Lane Delph... The articles are stamped on the bottom of the large pieces, to prevent imposition. 1863W. Chaffers Marks & Monograms on Pottery & Porcelain 127 Mason's Iron Stone China. Staffordshire. Leek. A recent manufacture belonging to Mr. Mason. 1911O. Onions Beckoning Fair One in Widdershins 16 The tall lattice-paned china cupboard with its Derby and Mason and Spode. 1960Connoisseur's Handbk. Antique Collecting 176/2 Mason's bone china: Miles Mason..started to make porcelain at a factory in Market Street, Fenton, in 1800. 1988R. Feilo Which? Guide to Buying Antiques (rev. ed.) 89/1 Mason's Patent Ironstone China was extremely popular, mass-produced, brought pseudo-Oriental polychromatic designs to the general public who had only been able to buy monochrome transfer-printed wares. 1989Antique Collecting XXIII. Feb. 70/3 Mason's ironstone, wide selection.
▪ II. Mason, n.3 orig. U.S.|ˈmeɪs(ə)n|
[f. the name of John Mason, who was granted the patent for such jars in 1858.]
Mason jar: a wide-mouthed glass jar with an airtight screw top widely used in home bottling; also Mason fruit-jar.
1885N.Y. Weekly Tribune 6 Aug. 13/2 The Illinois Agricultural Society calls attention to the fact that Mason fruit-jars have been sent to that State packed in straw foul with Canada thistle. 1888L. Hargis Graded Cook Bk. 472 Quince and apple butter... Put a little of the mixture in a plate and invert, if it adheres the butter is done. Fill Mason jars and seal. 1947Nat. Geogr. Mag. June 822/1 His annual cherry crop amounted to one forlorn little cherry which he covered with a mason jar. 1950N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Jan. 51/3, 2-pint mason jar feeders..were placed in the group of hives. 1972H. C. Rae Shooting Gallery ii. 80 Landscapes evolved in his mind, like smoke in a Mason jar. 1973J. Jones Touch of Danger xxvii. 162, I began to swish the martini mixture in the big Mason jar. |