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

"This is hard paste porcelain; it is 'translucent,'—that is, it shows the light through," and he held the little cabman before the lamp.

From St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 2, December, 1877 by Various

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

The experiments of Tschirnhaus and Böttcher commenced about 1706; to the latter is attributed the invention of hard paste.

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

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