Quimperadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈkampɛː/, U.S.

/kæmˈpɛr/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Quimper.

Etymology: < Quimper (Breton Kemper), the name of a town in Brittany, France, where the pottery is produced.

Ceramics.

A. adj. (attributive).

Designating tin-enamelled, hand-painted faience pottery produced in Quimper, France, characterized by simple, brightly coloured decorations, often depicting rural subjects.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [adjective] > French pottery

Rouen1750

Palissy1850

Henri II1852

Marseilles1870

Moustiers1870

Quimper1886

St. Porchaire1925

1886 Catal. Albany's Bicentennial Loan Exhib. 39 French Ware... Quimper plate.

1890 Cent. Dict. at Pottery Quimper pottery, pottery made at Quimper, in the department of Finistère, France, especially enameled faience.

1924 Evening State Jrnl. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 23 Feb. Brittany folk are sending us some of their quaint Quimper ware.

1974 N. Meyer Target Pract. (1975) iv. 46 Little touches—like those Quimper vases on either end of the fireplace.

2000 S. Bellow Ravelstein 20 I was tired of hearing about..the deals and arrangements he made putting his treasures in hock, his Jensen teapot or his Quimper antique plates.

B. n.

Quimper ware.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > French pottery

Moustiers1863

Nevers1874

Sceaux1884

Quimper1903

1903 M. L. Solon Hist. & Descript. Old French Faïence viii. 134 They succeeded in making their spurious ware sufficiently deceptive to allow unscrupulous dealers in curiosities to palm it off as genuine examples of Rouen and Quimper.

1937 Chicago Tribune 18 Apr. vi. 7/8 Simple majolica ware.., or Quimper, or our own gayly colored Pacific pottery, is charming for garden flowers.

1981 Christian Sci. Monitor 19 Mar. (Eastern ed.) 17/1 Because these naive designs sprang spontaneously from the hearts and hands of local artisans, Quimper can be defined as a true folk art expression.

2002 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 9 Aug. e4 Collecting quimper and other types of French faience pottery can be a thorny problem for enthusiasts.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quimper
释义	Quimperadj.n. Brit. /ˈkampɛː/, U.S. /kæmˈpɛr/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Quimper. Etymology: < Quimper (Breton Kemper), the name of a town in Brittany, France, where the pottery is produced. Ceramics. A. adj. (attributive). Designating tin-enamelled, hand-painted faience pottery produced in Quimper, France, characterized by simple, brightly coloured decorations, often depicting rural subjects. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [adjective] > French pottery Rouen1750 Palissy1850 Henri II1852 Marseilles1870 Moustiers1870 Quimper1886 St. Porchaire1925 1886 Catal. Albany's Bicentennial Loan Exhib. 39 French Ware... Quimper plate. 1890 Cent. Dict. at Pottery Quimper pottery, pottery made at Quimper, in the department of Finistère, France, especially enameled faience. 1924 Evening State Jrnl. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 23 Feb. Brittany folk are sending us some of their quaint Quimper ware. 1974 N. Meyer Target Pract. (1975) iv. 46 Little touches—like those Quimper vases on either end of the fireplace. 2000 S. Bellow Ravelstein 20 I was tired of hearing about..the deals and arrangements he made putting his treasures in hock, his Jensen teapot or his Quimper antique plates. B. n. Quimper ware. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > French pottery Moustiers1863 Nevers1874 Sceaux1884 Quimper1903 1903 M. L. Solon Hist. & Descript. Old French Faïence viii. 134 They succeeded in making their spurious ware sufficiently deceptive to allow unscrupulous dealers in curiosities to palm it off as genuine examples of Rouen and Quimper. 1937 Chicago Tribune 18 Apr. vi. 7/8 Simple majolica ware.., or Quimper, or our own gayly colored Pacific pottery, is charming for garden flowers. 1981 Christian Sci. Monitor 19 Mar. (Eastern ed.) 17/1 Because these naive designs sprang spontaneously from the hearts and hands of local artisans, Quimper can be defined as a true folk art expression. 2002 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 9 Aug. e4 Collecting quimper and other types of French faience pottery can be a thorny problem for enthusiasts. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1886
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