Herend, a Hungarian manufacturer established in 1826 as a pottery factory, pivoted in 1839 to producing beautifully hand-painted porcelain and presented a new dinnerware pattern at the first World ...

The westward spread of the Chinese ceramics, known as "white gold," saw these objects become a fascination in upper-class households—and resulted in a damaged relationship between empires. A Ming ...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations and Tables -- Note on Currencies and Other Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Reinventing the Recipe -- Chapter 2. The Challenge of ...

Fragments of delicate Chinese porcelain, white with intricate blue swirls, make a curious contrast with other artifacts — mostly rusted metal or decayed wood — in the treasure fleet exhibit at the St.

Introduction -- The porcelain city: Jingdezhen in the eighteenth century -- The secrets of porcelain: China and the west in the eighteenth century -- The creation of porcelain: China and Eurasia, 2000 ...

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