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Because it is made of a type of clay called China clay.
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What does Made in England or England mean on fine bone china?
It means that is was made in England?
What does Made in China mean on fine bone China?
It means the fine bone China was Made In China.
What did josiah wedgwood invent?
He began the Wedgwood pottery company in England and made fine china and pottery.
Did fine China originate in China?
The short answer is yes. The Chinese made vases and similar products from fine clay which they exported to Europe. The English discovered the same type of clay in Britain. They called the clay "China clay" and the products made from it "fine China" after the country which pioneered the production technique.
What materials were used to make fine china?
Fine china is made of porcelain
Why is fine china called china if it is made in England or another country?
Fine china is made of a white clay made to imitate porcelain. Porcelain is one of the many types of clay used in China. Porcelain is considered valuable because of its white color and translucence. Porcelain is made of three materials: quartz, feldspar & kaolin (refined white clay) fired at a very high temperature. This was first made in China, creating the category "chinaware" In the 1700's the Europeans tried to copy the formula by trial and error. Meissen succeeded. The raw materials were found in Germany and France (Limoges region) and these countries produced porcelain. In Britain, they substituted bone ash for the quartz and feldspar creating bone china. Fine china is a created category, usually referring to bone china and porcelain as opposed to stoneware, ironstone and earthenware which is fired at a lower temperature and prone to chipping and crazing.
What is the definition of porcelain?
Purslain., A fine translucent or semitransculent kind of earthenware, made first in China and Japan, but now also in Europe and America; -- called also China, or China ware.
How much is your taihei China worth?
How much is my Taipei registered fine China made in Japan worth
What is the example of chinaware?
Chinaware is fine dishes made of a translucent ceramic material called china. Examples of china tableware are plates, cups, saucers, sugar bowls and creamers.
A fine form of china made into vases and dishes?
rurallove
What is the value of Claridge fine china made in Japan?
Fontaine
What prouducts are made in England?
Cloth, and china and steel.
