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Mennecy, a.|ˈmɛnəsɪ|
Also Menecy.
[Name of a town in France, near Paris.]
The designation of a soft-paste porcelain made at Mennecy. Also absol.
1863W. Chaffers Marks Pott. & Porc. 203 Menecy, marked in blue on a soft paste egg cup, of very early manufacture. 1869C. Schreiber Jrnl. Aug. (1911) I. 32 Mennecy china box. 1870Ibid. 71 We found a..Mennecy basket and cover with coloured flowers in relief. 1874Ibid. 255 A small piece of Mennecy at Van Houtum's. 1957Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 351/2 At its best, Mennecy porcelain is of unsurpassed quality, mellow in tone and texture and of a warm white colour. 1960R. G. Haggar Conc. Encycl. Cont. Pott. & Porc. 314/1 The Mennecy porcelain manufacture originated in the rue de Charonne, Paris..in 1734. 1960H. Hayward Antique Coll. 181/2 Mennecy porcelain, soft-paste porcelain..made at Mennecy, Ile-de-France, between 1735 and 1785. 1972Country Life 8 June (Suppl.) 58/1 An ormolu birdcage with Mennecy flowers. |