Porcelain Definition–noun | 1. | a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature. | |
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vitrified pottery with a white, fine-grained body that is usually translucent, as distinguished from earthenware, which is porous, opaque, and coarser. The distinction between porcelain and ...
Meissen porcelain
German hard-paste, or true, porcelain produced at the Meissen factory, near Dresden in Saxony (now Germany), from 1710 until the present day. It was the first successfully produced true porcelain in ...
Tucker porcelain
pottery ware made from 1826 to 1838 at a factory founded in Philadelphia by William Ellis Tucker, who had found porcelain ingredients at sites near Wilmington, Del., and in New Jersey. At first, ...
eggshell porcelain
Chinese porcelain characterized by an excessively thin body under the glaze. It often had decoration engraved on it before firing that, like a watermark in paper, was visible only when held to the ...
Liverpool porcelain
soft-paste porcelain, rather heavy and opaque, produced between 1756 and 1800 in various factories of Liverpool, Eng., largely for export to America and the West Indies. The earliest factory was ...
Tournai porcelain
porcelain made from about the mid-18th to the mid-19th century at a factory in Tournai, Belg. Several styles prevailed: figures in fanciful landscapes, cupids, and other decorative motifs were ...
Lowestoft porcelain
English phosphatic soft-paste ware, resembling Bow porcelain, produced in Lowestoft, Suffolk, from 1757 to 1802; the wares are of a domestic kind, such as pots, teapots, and jugs. Generally on a ...
Worcester porcelain
pottery ware made, under various managements, at a factory in Worcester, Eng., from 1751 until the present; the factory became the Worcester Royal Porcelain Company in 1862. Although the technical ...
Mandarin porcelain
ware produced in China for export in the late 18th century. It is called Mandarin because of the groups of figures in mandarin dress that appear in the decorative panels-painted mainly in gold, red, ...
Cassel porcelain
porcelain produced by a factory at Kassel, Hesse, under the patronage of the Landgrave of Hesse. The factory fired hard-paste porcelain in 1766, though complete tea or coffee services were not ...
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Korean Porcelain
Naenara - Found 12 hours ago
The Ceramics Production Unit of the Mansudae Art Studio is a leading porcelain producer in the DPR Korea.
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Luxury goods sales go down the porcelain toilet
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Luxury goods sales go down the porcelain toilet originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:55:00 EST.
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Cave porcelain stone tiles from Rocks On - Hard Surface Solutions
Infolink - Found Dec. 14, 2008
Cave porcelain stone tiles, available from Rocks On - Hard Surface Solutions , reproduce the “Stones of Centolaâ€.
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Joseon Porcelain Breaks Auction Record
Korea Times - Found Dec. 12, 2008
A white porcelain dish (baekja) from the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910) was sold at a U.S auction for a record-breaking price, Tuesday local time.
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Which Is better: Porcelain Sinks or Stainless Steel Sinks?
Turks.US - Found Dec. 11, 2008
In this article, we will explore the pros and cons of porcelain sinks and stainless steel sinks. Which is the better sink for all time?
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Auction of Guan kiln color porcelain worth expecting
China Economic Net - Found Dec. 5, 2008
By Chu Zhiying Christie's announced recently that it would hold the autumn auction in early December 2008. Among all Chinese porcelain artworks on
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Contemporary art porcelain worth collecting
China Economic Net - Found Dec. 3, 2008
By Wang Hao Although porcelain is recognized the main article in the collection market, there are rarely real 'ancient porcelain' on earth but large
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Traditional Porcelain Sheds New Glaze
CRI Online - Found Dec. 3, 2008
A Jing Cai Ci porcelain artwork [File Photo: qq.com] For thousands of years, one of the most revered arts in China has been porcelain-making.
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Fine porcelain defined at Index Dubai
AME Info - Found Nov. 29, 2008
... by Nainy & Co at Index Trade Fair, to be held in Dubai, from December 3rd to 7th, 2008. Porcelain painter, the Malagasy founder of the company...
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