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Nabeshima Is the name of a Japanese prince who
founded the kilns towards the end of the 17th
Century, and is a Japanese porcelain made that
was made at Okawachi just north of Arita.
It was made as presentation ware for the local
upper class nobility.
Nails Machine made and mass produced nails
were made from the beginning of the 19th Century
hand made nails started to be used from Roman
times and were used for fixing locks and hinges
before screws.
Nailsea Glasshouse 1788-1873 Bristol glassworks
producing sheet and crown glass, household ware
and bottles. All household wares were made in
pale green and didn't have any decoration.
The flecked and festooned glass, jugs, rolling
pins, carafes and flasks, which is called Nailsea
was made elsewhere.
Nancy School Late 19th Century French Art
Nouveau design group with the idea of
combining nature and art. It was
founded by Emile Galle a French designer.
Victor Prouve (1858-1943) the sculptor and
designer was a member at the school, as well as
glass artists Auguste and Antonin Daum, and
metal and cabinet maker Louis Majorelle.
Naking ware White and blue Chinese export
porcelain made at Jingdezhen. The wares were
shipped to Europe through the city of Nanking
(Naijing) during the 18th and Early 19th Century.
Often decorated with Chinese buildings and
Landscape scenes, and occasionally with
European influenced borders.
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