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Tag Archives: #China
There’s nothing bleek about Belleek
Belleek Pottery is a porcelain company that began trading in 1884 as the Belleek Pottery Works Company Ltd in Belleek, County Fermanagh, in Northern Ireland. The factory produces porcelain that is characterised by its thin and slightly iridescent surface and … Continue reading
The storm in a teacup which brewed in Portmeirion
Portmeirion as a town, is a tourist village located in the community of Penrhyndeudraeth, on the estuary of the River Dwyryd, south-east of Porthmadog, in Gwynedd, North Wales. It was once the film set for the 1966-67 British cult surreal … Continue reading
Posted in Ceramics, Porcelain
Tagged #China, #Pottery, Botanic Gardens, Patrick McGoohan, Portmeirion, Portmeirion pottery, The Prisoner
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Don’t have a cow man
Bone China is a type of soft-paste porcelain that is composed of bone ash, feldspathic material and kaolin. It has been defined as ware with a translucent body containing a minimum of 30% of phosphate derived from animal bone and … Continue reading
Posted in Bone China, Porcelain
Tagged #China, #Porcelain, bone china, fine bone china, tea cups, Windsor fine bone china
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