BONE CHINA Definition & Meaning

bone china

noun

a fine, naturally white china made with bone ash.

bone china

noun

porcelain containing bone ash

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Origin of bone china¹

First recorded in 1900–05

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The Duchess gripped the bone china chair arm.

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And speaking of bone, the English refined traditional porcelain by using crushed bone or bone ash in the clay mix for a whiter, brighter finish that we know as “bone china.”

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The fine bone china has been made in Stoke-on-Trent by the Royal Collection Trust.

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Last year, Wedgwood debuted a fine bone china collection based on Bridges’s toile.

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Served on delicate bone china, the slices of cake towered precariously high.

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