pearlwaren.
/ˈpəːlwɛː/, U.S. /ˈpərlˌwɛ(ə)r/ Fine white glazed pottery, originally manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood. Also in plural: articles of such pottery. Cf. pearl white n. 2.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > pottery of specific colour
white ware1577
yellow ware1764
pearl white1779
cream-ware1780
Egyptian black1784
greyware1793
agateware1817
pearl pottery1825
brown ware1836
pearlware1842
black pot1851
cane colour1866
tortoiseshell ware1879
1842 Times 1 Apr. 7/5 Dinner services, from upwards of 100 patterns, in ironstone and fine pearl ware, of plain and richly enamelled colours and gold, may be selected at Thomas Brown's.
1870 Times 16/2 A stock of first-class goods, received direct from the works, consisting of ironstone, china, parian, pearl ware, flint glass, [etc.].
1953 W. Mankowitz Wedgwood ii. 44 The peak production period for pearlware is the first quarter of the nineteenth century.
1994 Museums Jrnl. Oct. 11/3 The construction of the A50 road in Stoke-on-Trent is revealing items of archaeological interest, including pearlwares and industrial slipwares.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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