hard paste

American  

noun

1. true porcelain, made with kaolin, feldspar, quartz, or petuntse.

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hard paste British  

noun

1. 1. porcelain made with kaolin and petuntse, of Chinese origin and made in Europe from the early 18th century

   2. ( as modifier )

      hard-paste porcelain

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Etymology

Origin of hard paste

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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hard paste

It was established in 1764 by the Count Cronsfeldt-Diepenbroick, who had by some means obtained the secret of the composition of hard paste.

From The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods by William Chaffers

There was a manufactory of hard paste porcelain here towards the end of the 18th century.

From The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods by William Chaffers

No little science was necessary to find colors that would stand the intense heat necessary for firing this hard paste.

From The Story of Porcelain by Sara Ware Bassett

These specimens are mostly of hard paste in the form of bowls, plates, tureens, &c.

From The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods by William Chaffers

The dry hard paste is also found to be the best of all ingredients for giving a golden tint to cheese or butter.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by P. L. Simmonds