Use for hard, dense, white stoneware 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 most of the 19th century.
This term has 3 records attributed within our system.
AAT
Object name
Material
Object category
3000238593
china, flint
china, hotel
china, ironstone
flint china
granite, white
hotel china
ironstone china
opaque porcelain
porcelain, opaque
semi-porcelain
white granite
13yrs ago
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