Pinxtonn.
/ˈpɪŋkst(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈpɪŋkst(ə)n/ 1. attributive. Designating or relating to a soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, produced at Pinxton from 1796 to 1813.
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Chelsea1754
Pinxton1802
Salopian1850
Coalport1863
red anchor1922
1802 in C. L. Exley Pinxton China Factory (1963) 60 To be Sold by Auction, by Blackwell & Co. At their Auction Rooms, Long Row, Nottingham. Six Crates of Pinxton China and Earthenware.
1876 J. Haslem Old Derby China Factory 244 In the general run of Pinxton patterns gold was rarely used, the edging being usually in blue.
1928 W. B. Honey Old Eng. Porcelain xi. 201 The later Pinxton porcelain may be well studied in Mr. Herbert Allen's collection.
1963 C. L. Exley Pinxton China Factory iii. 18 It is..likely that the elaborate gilding, so characteristic of the finest Pinxton ware, must have been reduced to a minimum during the last twelve months of Billingsley's connection with the factory.
2003 Derby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 26 June 22 The usual run of Derby porcelain with a small number of Pinxton pieces.
2. Porcelain ware produced at Pinxton.
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Worcester1802
Plymouth1816
New Hall1829
Broseley porcelain1845
Colebrook Dale1855
Crown Derby1855
Caughley porcelain1868
Derby1868
Plymouth1869
Lowestoft1875
Longton1885
frit-porcelain1889
Coalport1899
porcelain making1903
Goss1906
Longton Hall1925
Pinxton1928
1869 Times 15 Apr. 5/4 Pinxton. [lot] 171. A pair of Pinxton china ice pails.]
1928 W. B. Honey Old Eng. Porcelain xi. 201 Some cups and saucers at South Kensington..were ‘authenticated’ as Pinxton by John Haslem.
1974 G. A. Godden Brit. Porcelain 351 Several examples featured as Pinxton in various books have every appearance of being of Coalport manufacture.
1992 Antique Dealer & Collectors Guide Jan. 8/3 Examples of work from all the major English porcelain and pottery factories will be represented.., from early Worcester, Plymouth, Bristol, New Hall, Pinxton, Liverpool and Derby to Staffordshire figures.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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