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Ceramics > Porcelain > Soft paste porcelain

Preferred term

Soft paste porcelain  

Definition(s)

  • Porcelain made from white china clay and powdered glass, which is substituted for the feldspathic rock used in hard paste porcelain; "soft fired" at the relatively low temperature of ca.1200 degrees centigrade; after firing, characterized by being able to be cut with a file in unglazed areas, and having a translucency that is variable in intensity and color [AAT]; includes Medici, Saint-Cloud, Rouen, Chantilly

Broader concept(s)

Synonym(s)

  • ARTIFICIAL PORCELAIN
  • CHINA, SOFT PASTE PORCELAIN
  • PATE TENDRE
  • SOFT-PASTE
  • SOFT-PASTE PORCELAIN

Notation

  • 110609

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-F20TCQXX-4

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