Parian ware is a type of biscuit porcelain imitating marble. It was developed around 1845 by the Staffordshire pottery manufacturer Mintons, and named after Paros, the Greek island renowned for its fine-textured, white Parian marble, used since antiquity for sculpture. It was also contemporaneously referred to as Statuary Porcelain by Copeland.

Pariáns were districts of cities in the Spanish East Indies, particularly in the Philippines or Chinese trading settlements in Spanish Formosa, [1] during the Spanish colonial era of the Philippines where Chinese (Sangley) were required to live by Spanish colonial authorities.

Parian or Parián may refer to: Pertaining to Paros, the Greek island: Parian marble, a stone quarried on Paros used for sculpture; Parian ware, a ceramic substitute for marble which was fashionable in Victorian England; Parian doll, a type of doll manufactured primarily in Germany, from around 1860 to 1880

The meaning of PARIAN is a porcelain composed essentially of kaolin and feldspar and usually used unglazed in ornamental articles.

2024年6月7日 · Parian ware is a form of decorative pottery that was popular from the mid 1800s to the 1920s. Primarily used for figurines and busts, the name comes from Paros, a Greek island known for it’s classical white marble sculptures. Parian ware is made with a self glazing white porcelain clay that’s high in feldspar and resembles marble when fired.

Parian ware, porcelain introduced about 1840 by the English firm of Copeland & Garrett, in imitation of Sèvres biscuit (fired but unglazed porcelain). Its name is derived from its resemblance to Parian marble. A great many figures, some extremely large, were made in this medium.

2025年2月11日 · Parian is porcelain composed primarily of kaolin and feldspar. It is usually used unglazed for ornamental objects. It was named after Paros, the Greek island famed for its fine-textured, white Parian marble.