Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by composition]
6. inorganic material
7. clay
8. [clay by product]
9. [ceramic and ceramic by product]
10. ceramic (material)

Narrower term/s

• hard paste porcelain (material)
• soft paste porcelain (material)
• parian (porcelain, material)
• bone china (material)
• eggshell porcelain (material)

Anotations

Scope note:

A material comprising white clay, or "kaolin," and a feldspathic rock, that react when fired so the clay serves to hold the shape of the object and the rock fuses into a natural glass. In China, it includes any such ware that is highly fired enough to produce a ringing sound when struck. In Europe, it is limited to hard-fired ceramic that is translucent.