Etruscan ware

noun

1. a black ceramic ware ornamented in encaustic colors, developed by Josiah Wedgwood.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Etruscan ware¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

As the sale of painted Etruscan ware declined, his Jasper porcelain—so called from its resemblance to the stone of that name—became popular.

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He followed it with his own impressive self to show them the difference between the high-grade Etruscan ware and the inferior ware he had previously exhibited.

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In its place he constructed a semi-circular amphitheater of pale blue velvet, bought from Moozer’s own stock, and in its center he placed the priceless bit of Etruscan ware, the first splendid art object from the to-be-famous Blakeville Etruscan studios!

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Wedgwood manufactures his imitations of Etruscan ware.

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There Maecenas set out his books and his gems and his Etruscan ware, entertained his literary and high born friends, poured forth his priceless Caecuban and Chian wines.

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