Dresden is, of course, the city in Saxony that gave its name to an entire style of decoration. Additions such as "Dresden Art", "Dresdener Art" or "Dresd'ner Art" all mean the same thing: that the item in question was decorated in the Dresden style. The name "Dresden" alone can also be a simple indication of origin. Some decorators who lived and worked in Dresden never used the typical Dresden florals or decorated in a completely different style alltogether, even Meissen style.
Also hold in mind that a mark stating "Dresden" does not prove that the item was actually decorated there. Anyone who learnt the trade in Dresden was entitled to use the term as long as they followed the rules of Dresden-style decoration.
Finally, there are the non-German references. For example, many ceramics also bear the Dresden name because they were made at the Dresden Pottery Co. in East Liverpool, Ohio. The best known non-German reference, however, is the former German firm of Müller & Co., which moved to Dromcollogher in Ireland and coined the term "Irish Dresden".
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