Soft-paste porcelain
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Soft-paste porcelain is a type of ceramic material in pottery, usually accepted as a type of porcelain. It is weaker than "true" hard-paste porcelain, and does not require either its high firing tempe
Capodimonte porcelain soft-paste jar with three figures of Pulcinella from the commedia dell'arte, 1745–1750
Chelsea porcelain, England, about 1765. Soft-paste decorated in enamel colours with a gold anchor mark. V&A Museum no. 528-1902 Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Saint-Cloud manufactory soft porcelain bowl, with blue decoration under glaze, 1700–1710
Saint-Cloud manufactory soft porcelain vase, with blue designs under glaze, 1695–1700
Medici porcelain
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Medici porcelain was the first successful attempt in Europe to make imitations of Chinese porcelain, though it was soft-paste porcelain rather than the hard-paste made in Asia. The experimental manufa
Soft-paste porcelain
…and ground-up glass (frit). Soapstone (steatite) and lime are also known to have been included in some compositions. The first successful attempt was Medici porcelain, produced between 1575 and 1587. It was composed of white clay containing powdered feldspar, calcium phosphate and wollastonite (CaSiO 3), with quartz…
Medici Porcelain Works, Bottle, c. 1575–87, with pitted texture detail; Soft Paste Porcelain; OA 2734, Louvre, Paris.
Medici porcelain gourd, with pitted texture detail, 1575–1587.
Medici porcelain vase, 1575–1587.
Medici porcelain ewer, 1575–1587.