Dresden china

American  

noun

1. porcelain ware produced at Meissen, Germany, near Dresden, after 1710.

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Dresden china British  

noun

1. porcelain ware, esp delicate and elegantly decorative objects and figures of high quality, made at Meissen, near Dresden, since 1710

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Etymology

Origin of Dresden china

First recorded in 1725–35

Example Sentences

He remembers the houses with high ceilings, Dresden china chandeliers and suits of armor in the corners; the men in creaking shirts; the Sunday roasts; the Harvard-Yale football games; the bustling of supernumeraries.

From New York Times

Then we were issued, as a kind of over-reaction, with a sweet little machine about the size of a schoolchild's pencil box and about as robust as a piece of Dresden china.

From BBC

The motor cycle loses its dignity and is no longer an imposing proof of the truth of materialistic philosophy when a girl, built, it seems, of Dresden china, rides it on one wheel over hurdles and through a hoop of flame.

From Project Gutenberg

Meanwhile I had a chance of looking at her unchecked; and thought of Dresden china, she was so dainty.

From Project Gutenberg

There are no particular curiosities or decorations to be seen, save one valuable bit of old Dresden china, two or three plates of ancient Crown Derby, together with a couple of quaint Delhi-work salvers, and a few pictures hanging on the walls.

From Project Gutenberg