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PARIAN PORCELAIN [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique Ceramics (Museums and Heritage)
  • Porcelain and Fine Ceramics
DEF

An unglazed biscuit porcelain introduced by Copeland's at Stoke-on-Trent in 1846, and later made extensively by other English and American manufacturers. In appearance it superficially resembles marble, and its name was inspired by Parian marble, i.e. marble quarried on the island of Paros. The usual colour is white, but some later specimens are tinted....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Céramique ancienne (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Porcelaines
DEF

Porcelaine de composition fortement feldspathique. (Mis au point chez Copeland et Garrett [Staffordshire], vers 1844, et permettant d'imiter par sa blancheur crémeuse le marbre de Páros, le parian étant réservé principalement à la sculpture; utilisé par Minton et Wedgwood, il eut une grande vogue en Angleterre à l'époque victorienne.)

Spanish

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