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

From 1744 to 1765 under the Empresses Elizabeth and Catherine II a little really fine hard paste was produced.

From The Story of Porcelain by Bassett, Sara Ware

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 Chaffers, William

Later Richard Champion, having in 1774 purchased Cookworthy’s patent, opened a manufactory for hard paste.

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

The theory that hard paste was made at Lowestoft or that Chinese porcelain was painted there has now been abandoned.

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

A factory for hard paste was established here in 1760.

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