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<p>[QUOTE="KylieS, post: 9753665, member: 22292"]Aha! Of course, thank you for reminding me to do that!! And no! the light does not penetrate so perhaps it isn't porcelain after all - the torch goes straight through the Chinese export wares I was comparing it to.</p><p><br /></p><p>So now I'm really stumped - it's really strange because it is so thin and also the glaze has that greenish cast just like the Chinese wares I have. I just can't see how an earthenware piece of this age (and it definitely has age) would last this thin! And at the chip, the body has a density that earthenware pieces don't have (they tend to have a crumbly / sandy appearance at any chips, whereas this one is very smooth and uniform). I have been reading just now that porcelain is not always translucent, and there is a blurry line between porcelain and stoneware so maybe it's still up for debate? I have found this exact plate a few times and it has always been described as porcelain by all advertisers. I just don't know enough about it to be sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, been doing a bit more searching around the Venetian maker mentioned earlier - Geminiano Cozzi - and I suppose that is another possibility. He did make imitation Imari patterns, but I can't find a documented pattern that's a match for my one, only the one being advertised at a rather high price. Also, he was using porcelain, albeit an Italian version, so likely their wares would be translucent too?? </p><p><br /></p><p>More thoughts welcome on what this is and where it came from or whether there is a specialist or forum I could approach![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KylieS, post: 9753665, member: 22292"]Aha! Of course, thank you for reminding me to do that!! And no! the light does not penetrate so perhaps it isn't porcelain after all - the torch goes straight through the Chinese export wares I was comparing it to. So now I'm really stumped - it's really strange because it is so thin and also the glaze has that greenish cast just like the Chinese wares I have. I just can't see how an earthenware piece of this age (and it definitely has age) would last this thin! And at the chip, the body has a density that earthenware pieces don't have (they tend to have a crumbly / sandy appearance at any chips, whereas this one is very smooth and uniform). I have been reading just now that porcelain is not always translucent, and there is a blurry line between porcelain and stoneware so maybe it's still up for debate? I have found this exact plate a few times and it has always been described as porcelain by all advertisers. I just don't know enough about it to be sure. Also, been doing a bit more searching around the Venetian maker mentioned earlier - Geminiano Cozzi - and I suppose that is another possibility. He did make imitation Imari patterns, but I can't find a documented pattern that's a match for my one, only the one being advertised at a rather high price. Also, he was using porcelain, albeit an Italian version, so likely their wares would be translucent too?? More thoughts welcome on what this is and where it came from or whether there is a specialist or forum I could approach![/QUOTE]
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