china

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Some American Airlines flights even featured a live piano lounge, and professional chefs aboard Pan American World Airways served lobster and caviar on fine china.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Like many people, my garage and closets are littered with the detritus of modern life—from stacks of paperbacks and fancy china to a fussy tea maker, still swaddled in its box.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

Families and couples of a certain age might even haul out grandma’s treasured china and give it a good dusting — that is, if you didn’t offload it at a garage sale or eBay.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

The site produces high-end and bespoke designs, including handcrafted fine bone china pieces and Jasperware, a type of pottery developed in the 18th Century by founder Josiah Wedgwood.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

The first time we met the Gestapo, they’d helped themselves to most of the books, one painting, the silver menorah, and all of Grandmother Adler’s china.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron