Porcelain is very refined clay processed to an exceptional degree of purity and fired at extremely high temperatures, which gives porcelain its characteristic semi-translucence, strength, and delicate appearance. The Chinese first discovered how to create it and kept their glaze technique and manufacturing technique a secret, but because it was so popular in Europe in the 1700's, the Europeans spent years of trial and error learning how to recreate it. German ceramist Johann Friedrich Böttger wa...
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