Collectible Antique Cake Plate Ironstone China Oriental Floral Platter Serving Dish Antique Hand Painted Round Plate Lunch Tableware Dish

Collectible Antique Cake Plate Ironstone China Oriental Floral Platter Serving Dish Antique Hand Painted Round Plate Lunch Tableware Dish

Dimensions:
Height- 5.5"
10.5" diameters

Ironstone is a durable, porous, glaze-covered heavy earthenware for which a 14-year patent was secured in 1813 by Charles James Mason. He and his brother, George Miles Mason, produced their Patent Ironstone China at the Patent Iron-stone Manufactory in Fenton, Staffordshire, England.

The Ware Compared to Chinese Porcelain
Technically the clay body of ironstone is a very dense earthenware containing china stone. In color and hardness it resembles Chinese porcelain, being of a bluish color, though the body is generally opaque, not translucent. The glaze, however, is not so flinty hard and has a soft 'orange-peel' texture. It lends itself to decoration in underglaze blue as well as over-glaze enamels. These features explain the instant success of the ware: while closely resembling Chinese porcelain, the product is stronger, less fritty, less likely to splinter or crack at the edges, and for the same reason it is an improvement on the blue-printed pearlwares alongside which the production now runs. Ironstone/stone china potters also ensured that the edges of flatwares were robust contrasting with the knife-pared brittle rims of Chinese porcelain.

We will pack all items extremely well and make sure they are protected.