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Ceramics, Porcelain
Porcelain is a hard ceramic substance made by heating at high temperature selected and refined materials often including clay in the form of kaolinite. more...
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Porcelain clay when mixed with water forms a plastic paste which can be worked to a required shape or form that is hardened and made permanent by firing in a kiln at temperatures of between about 1200 degrees Celsius and about 1400 degrees Celsius. The toughness, strength and translucence of porcelain arises mainly from the formation at high temperatures within the clay body of the mineral mullite and glass.
Porcelain was so-named after its resemblance to the white, shiny Venus-shell, called in old Italian porcella. The curved shape of the upper surface of the Venus-shell resembles the curve of a pig's back (Latin porcella, a little pig, a pig).
Properties associated with porcelain include those of low permeability, high strength, hardness, glassiness, durability, whiteness, translucence, resonance, brittleness, high resistance to the passage of electricity, high resistance to chemical attack, high resistance to thermal shock and high elasticity.
Porcelain is used to make wares for the table and kitchen, sanitary wares, decorative wares and objects of fine art. Its high resistance to the passage of electricity makes porcelain an ideal insulating material and it is used in dentistry to make false teeth, caps and crowns.
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Antique Maddock Chamber Wash Set(6pcs) ~ Blue White Floral
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Antique Signed Austria Porcelain Gold Topped Hand Painted Salt & Pepper Shakers
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Franconia/Krauth eim - Gretchen - Covered Serving Bowl
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vintage Decorative porcelain figurine French pair
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Johnson Bros. - England - Lg. 14.5-inch Serving Platter
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Antique Porcelaine Royale Rustic Blue and White Bowl
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Japanese Handpainted Teapot w/ Lid
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Antique Stoneware Jug Handpainted with Fruit Apples & Leaves Motif w Stopper
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Old Antique Porcelain Enamel Bed Pan/ James Bed Pan Relax
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Antique painting on porcelain of woman,gilded frame
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Decorative Wall Tile.Made In Spain.Looks like it is Older.6" sq.
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Antique Pair of Continental Shell Vases w/ Figures
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Antique Stoneware Crock
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Beautiful Pink Pig Figure Porcelain Antique German Af3
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Gm81,Antique Majolica Plate Fern Sorel Pink Flowers V&B
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Heirlooms of Tomorrow Porcelain Pitcher/Vase #2272 Pink Roses
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Three Gallon Salt Glaze Slip Cup Decorated Stoneware Shoulder Jug
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paragon fine bone china cup and saucer
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Lovely Antique Cup and Saucer
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Antique French Majolica Lovebirds love birds Plate
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Gnome House Perfume Lamp Antique Vienna Austria Af7
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Decorative Wall Tile.Made In Bermuda.Looks like a souvenier.6" sq.
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Antique c.1870-1882 A. Conrad New Geneva Fayette County Pa Stoneware Crock Old
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Fm129, Fabulous French Majolica Oyster Plate Orchies
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Antique 19Th Cent Rockingham Lion'S Head Window Block
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Vintage Porcelain Tankard & Pin Tray W/ Terrier Illustration
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Decorative Wall Tile.Made In Spain. Old. Some Damage,Please Read Details.
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Hutschenreuther Mounted Lippizzaner - 14" high
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Antique rare ancient porcelain plate decorated hand encrusted gold 19th Century
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Frank Lloyd Wright Price Tower Cup
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Apilco bowl
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A Rare Antique French Paris Porcelain Tea Caddy Tobacco Jar Turk Soldier Figure
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Circular Terracotta Votive From Mexico +
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Rare Louis Xv Copper Luster Cream Soup Bowl & Saucer or Plate Hand Painted (O)
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1850s English Chang Luster Cup, Saucer Chinese Pattern
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Pacific made in japan creamer with lid
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Antique Germany Decorative Cup
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Very Rare Russian Porcelain Painting M.Dunashev Beautiful Cornucopia Vase c.1840
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Decorative Wall Tile.6" sq.3D effect with Raised Lines. Looks Older.
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Antique Two Gallon Stoneware Crock Jug Shinnston West Virginia W.Va. Wv Old Nice
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Royal Prince Bone China England Cup And Saucer Set
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Lefton China - Handpainted Japan - Cup & Saucer Set
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19th Century Royal Vienna Mythological Portrait Jeweled Plate Charger 15" 38cm
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Royal Albert - Sunnyside Series- Petula Cup and Saucer
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Beautiful Kpm Handpainted Porcelain Plaque Of Roses
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Pair-SchlaggenWa ld German Pre-Wwii Cups And Saucers, Bright Coloring
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