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Quick question: What is that kind of china or porcelein called that is white with deep blue (navy or royal) often folk designs and patterns called?
Many thanks for providing its name,
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No, Spode is not what I'm seeing in my mind's eye. The kind I'm thinking of is not as intricately painted as the Spode, but thanks for providing a link with a picture! The kind I'm looking for is more broadly painted--the designs are larger, and the white is more prevalently displayed. Also, the strokes of blue are broad and much larger than in the Spode.
Best regards,
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Daft? http://spuriouslinkforasmile.comand to return a challenge: devise a suitable product/item that can accurately be described by the name procelein® - it's too good a word to waste!
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Hilarious! thx Jo :)
[notwhite]and just in case anyone doubted it my earlier joke was *only that , and not intended in any other spirit.
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Dear WW: Here is a URL with picture of a specimen of blue on white. It is about a book on the subject, but there is a rair amount of information that might interest you. http://www.britishmuseum.co.uk/itemdetl.php3?itemprcd=1491X
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I had thought maybe it was Delft--but it's not. The Chinese porcelein (sorry about that typo in the subject heading!!) comes closest so far in that there's a lot of white showing, unlike Willow that has a great deal of dark or navy blue.
If you took the shot on the Bill's URL, and made the design look more western than eastern, it would be the type I'm looking for---oh, gosh, if it turned out to be French, that would be ideal, perfect!
Thanks so much for the suggestions,
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Dear WW: I looked at Sèvres porcelains but saw nothing that seemed to fit.
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Nah, Bill, Sevres would be a lot pricier than this porcelein I have in mind...sorry I don't have the accent grave on this computer.
Thx, WW
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Okay its late.. i don't know what it called by i think this is the style.. they call it delft, but these are more americana designs than deft.. (or so i think)
it not an active link, cause its late, and i got to go..
so its broken..
http://www.lillianvernon.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/
ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-
1&catalogId=10001&categoryId=10103&productId=10737
&catTree=10102,10103&clearance=0
is this what you mean?
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I can now spell porcelain. Bloody big deal. But I can now spell it.
Bill: Is it chyrsalis?
Edit: chrysalis?
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ROMFL!, Jo!... Maybe I could interest you in another page?  And Dub-Dub (to hyphenate, or not to hyphenate?), I've always been a little on the anti-celain side, myself.  The Only WO'N!
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"Do you mean like the French fabric "Toile du Jouy"?" Pour filles de joies?
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I know exactly what you mean. Unlikely as it may seem, I have always seen this referred to as "China export porcelain." Meaning, I believe, that it was a type of china which the Chinese made for export.
It was imported in huge quantites on sailing ships at cheap prices. One of the reasons for it's cheapness was that it was actually used as ballast on the trip from China to the U.S. This isn't the only common import used as ballast. The rectangular stones which used to be used for paving streets (often called "cobblestones" which is incorrect -- cobblestones are round) and which are called "Belgian blocks" in Baltimore, were also used as ballast.
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