chelsea porcelain

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Definition of chelsea porcelain in English English dictionary

Soft-paste porcelain made in the London borough of Chelsea. The factory, established 1743, produced its greatest wares tableware and bird figures, with designs inspired by Meissen porcelain and marked with a raised anchor on an oval medallion from 1750 to 1752. Later marks used were the red anchor (1752-58) and the gold anchor (1758-70). Production from 1770 to 1784, when the factory was maintained by William Duesbury of Derby, is known as Chelsea-Derbyware. Reproductions and forgeries are numerous

Hyphenation

Chel·sea porce·lain

Turkish pronunciation

çelsi pôrsılın

Pronunciation

/ˈʧelsē ˈpôrsələn/ /ˈʧɛlsiː ˈpɔːrsələn/