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The name Celadon is generally supposed to have been based on the colour of the costume of a character, Celadon, in *L’Astree*, a 17th century French romance. But this is rather incorrect for according to some, the name is derived from ‘Salahdin’ a Sultan of Egypt who sent forty pieces of this ware to Nur-ed-din, Sultan of Damascus in 1171 A.D. (Savage, p. 40). The ware was much in demand because of its supposed medicinal properties as also for its aesthetic quality.