Cathi Newlin on mon 10 dec 01
Wandering through Ebay tonight-something I do only rarely. I see figurines
(of my beloved Boxers) described as Bone China.
So, what *is* bone china?
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Cathi Newlin - boxer411@grm.net
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Snail Scott on mon 10 dec 01
At 02:33 AM 12/10/01 -0600, you wrote:
>So, what *is* bone china?
Bone china is a 'pseudo-porcelain' fluxed with
lots of bone ash to achieve translucency in an
otherwise non-translucent body. Most china is
bisque-fired to its maturation temperature, then
low-fired for the glaze coat - sort of the opposite
of porcelain. You can see the difference if you
look at a broken edge - porcelain glazes sort of
interpenetrate with the clay, while china glazes
tend to sit on the surface, almost like an
earthenware glaze. Bone china clay bodies (not to
be confused with 'china clay') are usually
unthrowable/unbuildable and are typically used
for slip-casting dinnerware and figurines.
-Snail
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