noun
A type of pottery or porcelain produced by the Ridgway family (and their successors) in Staffordshire from 1792, especially transfer-printed dinner and tea services. Chiefly attributive.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Birmingham Post. From the name of the brothers George and Job Ridgway and their descendants, who produced ceramics of this type from 1792.
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