| 单词 | oriental lowestoft |
| 释义 | > as lemmasOriental Lowestoft Oriental Lowestoft n. a hard-paste porcelain formerly imported to Europe from China in the 18th and early 19th centuries, and erroneously thought to be made at Lowestoft. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > porcelain > imported oriental oriental1863 Oriental Lowestoft1949 1866 W. Chaffers Marks & Monograms Pottery & Porcelain (ed. 2) 317 There is such a peculiarity in the form and quality of the Lowestoft porcelain that we are surprised any one at all conversant with..collections of china, could ever mistake it for Oriental.] 1949 G. Savage Ceramics for Collector ii. 41 The former belongs to the ‘Oriental Lowestoft’ or ‘East Indian China’ group. 1974 G. Savage & H. Newman Illustr. Dict. Ceramics 208 Oriental Lowestoft, an erroneous term, first given currency by W. Chaffers.., for the enormous quantity of porcelain made in the 18th century in China for export to Europe. 2003 Cincinnati Enquirer (Nexis) 4 Jan. 3 Further proof that old legends die hard is the fact that for years Chinese Export porcelain was referred to as ‘Oriental Lowestoft’. < as lemmas |
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