Eggshell porcelain (material)

Esquema

Getty AAT: Materials (matter)

Jerarquía

<materials by composition> > inorganic material > clay > clay products > <ceramic and ceramic products> > ceramic (material) > porcelain (material)

Descripción

Type of porcelain material comprising a relatively high proportion of clay to china stone, and usually produced in China or Europe. It is characterized by having extremely thin and fine, even translucent walls, and is typically white in color, thus resembling the shell of a bird's egg.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300263307

Otros términos

  • eierschaalporselein [nl]
  • porcelana de cáscara de huevo [es]
  • eggshell (porcelain material) [en]
  • porcelain, eggshell (material) [en]