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

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

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

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

"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

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 Sara Ware Bassett