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

Established by M. Gerréault in 1753, under the protection of the Duc de Penthièvre; the porcelain first made here was of the soft paste, but hard paste was subsequently produced.

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, and 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

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 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

"Is that hard paste or soft, Uncle Jack?" asked Willie, while Al, as if inclined to test the matter, began a search in his pockets for a knife.

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