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BOW PORCELAIN [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ceramics (Industries)
DEF

Porcelain from Bow, a village near London.

OBS

... it is generally believed that the Bow manufactory in east London was established in 1744 by Thomas Frye and Edward Heyleyn. Some of the best English porcelain in a rather unsophisticated style was produced here around 1750 and 1760 and later.

Key term(s)
  • Bow

French

Domaine(s)
  • Céramique (Industries)
DEF

Article de porcelaine provenant de Bow, près de Londres.

OBS

À Bow, T. Frye invente la bone china.

Spanish

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