creamware

      English

      Etymology

      cream +‎ -ware

      Noun

      creamware (uncountable)

      1. (ceramics) Cream-coloured earthenware produced chiefly from 1750 to 1820 by the potters of Staffordshire, England
        • 2009 January 10, Judith Flanders, “They Broke It”:
          Its worth was quickly recognized: in 1765, Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, ordered a creamware tea set.

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