About 20 results for ‘Porcelain’
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Porcelain
Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between 1,200 °C and 1,400 °C (2,552 °F). The toughness, strength, and translucence of porcelain arise mainly from the formation of glass and the mineral mullite within the fired body at these high temperatures. Porcelain derives its present name from old Italian porcellana because of its resemblance to the translucent surface of the shell. Porcelain can informally be referred to as "china" in some English-speaking countries, as China was the birthplace of porcelain making. Properties associated with porcelain include low permeability and elasticity; considerable strength, hardness, toughness, whiteness, translucency and resonance; and a high resistance to chemical attack and thermal shock. For the purposes of trade, the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities defines porcelain as being "completely vitrified, hard, impermeable (even before glazing), white or artificially coloured, translucent (except when of considerable thickness), and resonant. " However, the term porcelain lacks a universal definition and has "been applied in a very unsystematic fashion to substances of diverse kinds which have only certain surface-qualities in common" (Burton 1906).
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Bouquet d'oeillets dans un pichet de porcelaine
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Flower bouquet
- Porcelain
- Still life
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- Date:
- 19th century
- 20th century
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Portrait de Mme Magnin-Philippon (1800-1882)
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Candlestick
- Chair
- Chimney
- Flower
- Flower bouquet
- Porcelain
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- Date:
- 19th century
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SERVICES DE TABLE (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Plate (dishware)
- Porcelain
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- Date:
- 19th century
- 20th century
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La salle à manger du château de Bagatelle, bois de Boulog...
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- Field(s):
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Carpet
- Chair
- Chandelier
- Cutlery
- Dining room
- Mirror
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- Date:
- 19th century
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poissons et crustacés ; poissons sur fond de roches (Titr...
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bivalvia
- Crustacean
- Homarus
- Knife
- Maja squinado
- Octopus
- …
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- Date:
- 17th century
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Fleurs dans un vase de porcelaine
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Flower
- Flower bouquet
- Porcelain
- Still life
- Vase
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- Date:
- 18th century
- 19th century
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Nature morte de pommes et oignons
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Apple
- Onion
- Porcelain
- Still life
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- Date:
- 18th century
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Mr Chapeau Soupière, Mme Chapeau Assiette, heureuse allia...
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- Field(s):
- Ceramic
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- Portrayed subject:
- Flower
- Flower bouquet
- Hat
- Man
- Plate (dishware)
- Porcelain
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Coupe avec des raisins et des prunes
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Grape
- Hazelnut
- Plum
- Porcelain
- Still life
- Table (furniture)
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- Date:
- 17th century
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Nature morte au nautile
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Carpet
- Nautilus
- Porcelain
- Still life
- Table (furniture)
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- Date:
- 17th century
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