单词 | goat and bee |
释义 | goat and beeadj.n. A. adj. (attributive). Also with capital initials in the first and last elements. Designating a type of porcelain cream jug made by the Chelsea porcelain factory, having a design featuring a bee and (at the base of the jug) two seated goats. Also occasionally: designating a silver jug of the same design.Jugs of this type are the earliest datable products of the Chelsea porcelain factory, the earliest jugs being inscribed with the year 1745 and having a triangle incised on the base, the symbol with which products made by the factory were marked from its creation in c1744 until 1749. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > decoration of china > [adjective] > specific designs black-figured1825 red-figured1840 willow-patterned1857 hawthorn1866 armorial1871 red figure1881 goat and bee1899 tobacco-leaf1969 1899 Gentleman's Mag. July 63 There is a goat and bee jug marked with a triangle. 1957 C. W. Mankowitz & R. G. Haggar Conc. Encycl. Eng. Pottery & Porcelain 97/1 ‘Goat and Bee’ jug, a jug decorated with goats and a bee, incised in the base with the word Chelsea, a triangle, and a date, generally 1745. 1987 P. Glanville Silver in Eng. xiii. 295 A popular late Victorian collector's item was the porcelain goat and bee jug, a design produced by Nicholas Sprimont at his Chelsea factory... Goat and bee jugs of silver are also found. 2005 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 13 Apr. 48 A rare ‘goat and bee’ cream jug is sure to create a buzz at the Australian Antique Dealers Association Fair. B. n. A jug of this type. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > pouring vessel > [noun] > jug > specific types of jug stone juga1616 prochous1800 owl jug1872 Fair Hebe jug1881 masked jug1910 mask jug1912 goat and bee1931 baluster jug1939 1931 E. Wenham Domest. Silver v. 98 Various curious shapes were adapted to these small jugs, one being the so-called ‘goat and bee’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1899 |
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