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Battersea|ˈbætəsiː| The name of a district of London, used to designate articles ornamented with a decorative enamel produced at York House, Battersea, in the 18th century.
1869Lady C. Schreiber Jrnl. (1911) I. 2 One or two pieces of Battersea enamel. Ibid. 16 A pair of Battersea enamel candlesticks. Ibid. 27 Battersea needlecase with birds in pink. 1924A. E. W. Mason House of Arrow xiii. 153 Pen-tray, candlestick, sand-castor and all were of the pink Battersea enamel. 1949A. Christie Crooked House x. 74 A small Battersea enamel box. |