Battersea
(ˈbætəsiː)
The name of a district of London, used to designate articles ornamented with a decorative enamel produced at York House, Battersea, in the 18th century.
| 1869 Lady C. Schreiber Jrnl. (1911) I. 2 One or two pieces of Battersea enamel. Ibid. 16 A pair of Battersea enamel candlesticks. Ibid. 27 Battersea needlecase with birds in pink. 1924 A. E. W. Mason House of Arrow xiii. 153 Pen-tray, candlestick, sand-castor and all were of the pink Battersea enamel. 1949 A. Christie Crooked House x. 74 A small Battersea enamel box. |