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

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 Chaffers, William

Only a hard paste, or kaolin ware, is acknowledged by experts to be genuine porcelain.

From The Story of Porcelain by Bassett, Sara Ware

It is hard paste, and equal to that of Sèvres, and of the same forms.

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

A factory for hard paste porcelain was established at Sept Fontaines about 1806, by the brothers Boch.

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

Out of a hard paste made from moss they cut the shapes of roses, camellias, lilies, daisies, etc., of real size, which they painted to a natural color.

From Harper's Young People, May 25, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various