Definitions for "Rockingham"
A Yorkshire pottery and porcelain factory on the estate of the Marquis of Rockingham, 1745-1842. It produced earthenware similar to that at leeds and some with a treacle-like glaze, including the lidless cadogan teapot. From 1826, Rockingham made fine-quality bone china tea and dessert services, vases, and well-modelled animals and figures. During the 1830s, extravagant floral decoration appeared particularly on ornamental ware.
English statesman who served as prime minister and who opposed the war with the American colonies (1730-1782)