Expert: Tiziana Manzetti - 1/2/2008

Question

Hi,



Can you tell me what's the difference between fine bone china and bone china? Also, are they stronger than your average crockery (are these called earthenware?)



Thank you!

Answer
Hi there,
as far as I know there is not difference between fine bone china and bone china. Fine is just a common adjective in this context.

Bone china is a variety of porcelain developed by English potters in the last half of the 18th and early 19th cent. The clay is tempered with phosphate of lime or bone ash. This innovation greatly increased the strength of the porcelain during and after firing.

Bone china is stronger than common earthenware. For more details you copy and past the following lines into your browser and read the article you'll find:

http://www.thatsarte.com/blog/italian-ceramics/the-difference-between-pottery-ce...

Hope it'll help