Dresden shepherdesses (and shepherds) are porcelain figurines with a distinctive (idealised, almost translucent) style from a factory in Meissen (close to Dresden, Germany) that have been popular since the 18th Century, and the phrase "Dresden shepherdesses" (along with German bands) was used to characterize the image/feeling of the area by Arthur ("Bomber") Harris in defending the area-bombing of Dresden in World War 2 when Churchill described it as a terror campaign.
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Dresden shepherdesses (and shepherds) are porcelain figurines with a distinctive (idealised, almost translucent) style from a factory in Meissen (close to Dresden, Germany) that have been popular since the 18th Century, and the phrase "Dresden shepherdesses" (along with German bands) was used to characterize the image/feeling of the area by Arthur ("Bomber") Harris in defending the area-bombing of Dresden in World War 2 when Churchill described it as a terror campaign.
April 14, 2016
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April 14, 2016