Thursday 10 June 2010

China

Cleaning

Some junk china may need no more than a good clean to make it usable again. A shiny glaze is almost always painted on to a finished piece of china before it is fired. This may develop hairline cracks (probably through being overheated) in which the dirt of many years accumulates, emphasising the cracks and making the piece look far more disreputable than it really is. Usually these hairline cracks seem to 'disappear' completely when cleaned.

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