What is Bone China?

Bone china is a lightweight and durable ceramic. Its unique properties come from the materials it's made of. These materials include bone ash, feldspar, kaolin, and clay.

Bone china is renowned for being translucent but incredibly strong. Therefore, when you hold a piece of bone china up to a light, you see some light passing through. However, while it may seem relatively thin, it's chip resistant and can't break easily.

 

 

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Because bone china is lightweight and strong, it has a range of functions and can take on various shapes.

For example, thin and delicate reliefs can be made in bone china. Delicate features are always more prone to breaking. However, with bone china, the bone ash reinforces the structure, making it less prone to breakages or fractures.

Due to its dimensional accuracy, bone china also has good edge alignment. As a result, it has good stackability, making it easy to store.

Reliefs are design features that are raised or provide texture. They're added to bone china because the material is easy to mold into shape.

Additionally, reliefs such as these would typically be more prone to chipping if the dinnerware were made of glass since the reliefs can easily get caught or scrape up against something. However, chinaware reliefs can withstand a few knocks or bumps due to the strong material.

First, the raw materials are collected. These are bone ash, clay, feldspar, and kaolin. Together they are blended, pulverized, and filtered into a de-airing pub mill.

Once combined, the raw materials are then thoroughly kneaded in a vacuum to remove any air bubbles. From here, it is now ready to be molded into shape.

Depending on the type of product being made, some are shaped using turning molds or rollers. While others are formed using a slip-casting method.

After the product is shaped, it will undergo bisque firing. This process exposes the clay to high temperatures, making it more durable.

 

Next, the bone china is glazed evenly to make the surface look glossy.

After it has been glazed, it can be decorated with paint or patterns. These are usually added by hand.