ironstone china

ironstone china

      type of stoneware introduced in England early in the 19th century by Staffordshire potters who sought to develop a porcelain substitute that could be mass-produced. The result of their experiments was a dense, hard, durable stoneware that came to be known by several names—e.g., semiporcelain, opaque porcelain, English porcelain, stone china, new stone—all of which were used to describe essentially the same product. The first successful manufacture of ironstone was achieved in 1800 by William Turner of the Lane End potteries at Longton, Staffordshire. In 1805 Turner sold his patent to Josiah Spode the Second, Stoke-upon-Trent, who called his bluish gray ceramic products stone china and new stone. A patent was granted to Charles James Mason, Lane Delph, in 1813 for the manufacture of “English porcelain,” a white ware that he marketed as Mason's Ironstone China. Job and George Ridgway made a similar product under the name stone china. The wares, usually service pieces and vases based on Oriental shapes, were most often decorated with painted Chinese and Japanese motifs, some of which were executed by transfer printing. An ironstone china called graniteware, or white granite, was a standard of American potteries from about 1860 to 1900.

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  • Ironstone china — Ironstone I ron*stone , 1. n. A hard, earthy ore of iron. [1913 Webster] 2. {ironstone china}. [PJC] {Clay ironstone}. See under {Clay}. {Ironstone china}, a hard white pottery, first made in England during the 18th century. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ironstone china — noun : a hard white stoneware pottery developed in England during the 18th century as a cheaper substitute for bone china and originally highly decorated but used most extensively as plain white inexpensive tableware throughout much of the 19th… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ironstone china — noun Date: 1825 a hard heavy durable white pottery developed in England early in the 19th century …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Ironstone — I ron*stone , 1. n. A hard, earthy ore of iron. [1913 Webster] 2. {ironstone china}. [PJC] {Clay ironstone}. See under {Clay}. {Ironstone china}, a hard white pottery, first made in England during the 18th century. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ironstone ware — ironstone china or ironstone ware, a kind of hard, white, opaque pottery, used for dishes and bathroom fixtures; stone china …   Useful english dictionary

  • ironstone — noun Date: 1522 1. a hard sedimentary rock rich in iron; especially a siderite in a coal region 2. ironstone china …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ironstone — /uy euhrn stohn /, n. 1. any iron bearing mineral or rock with siliceous impurities. 2. Also called ironstone china. a hard white stoneware. [1515 25; IRON + STONE] * * * …   Universalium

  • Clay ironstone — Ironstone I ron*stone , 1. n. A hard, earthy ore of iron. [1913 Webster] 2. {ironstone china}. [PJC] {Clay ironstone}. See under {Clay}. {Ironstone china}, a hard white pottery, first made in England during the 18th century. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • china — n 1. porcelain, eggshell porcelain, delft ware, majolica, faience, stoneware, ironstone, basalt ware, Wedgwood ware, crackleware, gombroon. 2. pottery, crockery, ceramics, earthenware, ware, terracotta, Both Ceram. biscuit, bisque. 3. dishes,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • stone china — noun : an English chinaware resembling ironstone china; broadly : ironstone china …   Useful english dictionary

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