单词 | mary gregory |
释义 | Mary Gregoryn. Decorative Arts. A type of decorative glassware manufactured in the United States towards the end of the 19th cent., which is typically tinted and painted with designs, esp. figures of children, in white enamel. Frequently attributive, esp. in Mary Gregory glass. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [noun] > glass > glass-work or glassware > types of murrhine1782 Waterford1783 crystalware1805 peloton glass1881 opal ware1894 Stiegel1906 Mary Gregory1959 Nailsea1961 Vaseline1966 1959 A. C. Revi 19th Cent. Glass 148 The so-called ‘Mary Gregory’ glassware—transparent colored glassware with white or colored enamel designs painted on their surface, was still another cheap imitation of English Cameo Glass. 1975 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 26 Oct. 30/7 Mary Gregory is the name given to any dark glassware decorated with white silhouetted figures—not necessarily painted by Mary Gregory. 1992 R. Truitt & D. Truitt Mary Gregory Glassware 1 How and when it became known as ‘Mary Gregory’ is not certain. One thing that is certain is that Boston & Sandwich did not produce the glassware and that Mary Gregory did not decorate it. 1992 R. Truitt & D. Truitt Mary Gregory Glassware 3 While scenes depicting children dominate the Mary Gregory field, people of all ages have been used as the subject for this style of painting. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1959 |
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