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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 340472, member: 56&quot;]I would avoid the term &quot;hard paste&quot;.&nbsp; I&#039;ve never seen it used except in reference to porcelain.&nbsp; There are, of course, many different ceramic formulas of varying hardness and firing requirements.</p><p><br /></p><p>It looks to me like your teapot is covered in an opaque white glaze.&nbsp; That supports the idea of a softer ceramic.&nbsp; One point of porcelain, especially early porcelain, is its whiteness.&nbsp; Not a lot of point in glazing it with more white.&nbsp; There also seem to be fleabites on the rim - little nibbles.&nbsp; That&#039;s not typical for porcelain.&nbsp; Porcelain chips tend to be smooth and shell-like (conchoidal).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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