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HARD-PASTE PORCELAIN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-06-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Porcelain and Fine Ceramics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hard porcelain
1, record 1, English, hard%20porcelain
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- true porcelain 2, record 1, English, true%20porcelain
correct
- hard paste porcelain 3, record 1, English, hard%20paste%20porcelain
- hard-paste porcelain 4, record 1, English, hard%2Dpaste%20porcelain
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The secret of true, or hard, porcelain ... was not discovered until about 1707 in Saxony .... The terms soft and hard porcelain refer to the soft firing (about 2,200 °F, or 1,200 °C) necessary for the first, and the hard firing (about 2,650 °F, or 1,450 °C) necessary for the second. By coincidence they apply also to the physical properties of the two substances: for example, soft porcelain can be cut with a file, whereas hard porcelain cannot. 1, record 1, English, - hard%20porcelain
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Porcelaines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- porcelaine dure
1, record 1, French, porcelaine%20dure
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La porcelaine dure est composée de trois constituants essentiels [...] : une argile blanche [...], un fondant [...], et du quartz [...] La pièce obtenue [...] est [...] revêtue d'une couverte feldspathique et cuite avec elle à haute température (1250 à 1450 °C). Cette couverte acquiert ainsi de la dureté et n'est plus rayable par l'acier. 2, record 1, French, - porcelaine%20dure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1984-10-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Porcelain and Fine Ceramics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bone china
1, record 2, English, bone%20china
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- bone porcelain 1, record 2, English, bone%20porcelain
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A translucent ware, neither hard-paste nor soft-paste porcelain, that contains kaolin, petuntse and bone ash. 2, record 2, English, - bone%20china
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Porcelaines
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- porcelaine phosphatique
1, record 2, French, porcelaine%20phosphatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- porcelaine hybride 2, record 2, French, porcelaine%20hybride
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Autre type de pâte de porcelaine contenant une forte proportion de poudre d'os calcinés (phosphate de calcium), cuite à une température plus basse que la porcelaine à pâte dure. 1, record 2, French, - porcelaine%20phosphatique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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