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• Wood family — English family of Staffordshire potters, a major force in the development of Staffordshire wares from peasant pottery to an organized industry. Its most prominent members were Ralph Wood (1715–72), his brother Aaron (1717–85), and his son Ralph,… …   Universalium

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• china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

• China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium

• Mexican ceramics — Woman selling pottery items at the Feria de Texcoco, Texcoco, Mexico State Ceramics and pottery in Mexico date back thousands of years before the Pre Columbian period, when ceramic arts and pottery crafts developed with the first advanced… …   Wikipedia