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  2. Meissen porcelain - Wikipedia

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    Meissen porcelain or Meissen china was the first European hard-paste porcelain. Early experiments were done in 1708 by Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus . After his death that October, Johann Friedrich Böttger continued von Tschirnhaus's work and brought this type of porcelain to the market, financed by Augustus the Strong, King of Poland and ...

  3. Royal Porcelain Factory, Berlin - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Porcelain Factory in Berlin (German: Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur, abbreviated as KPM), also known as the Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin and whose products are generally called Berlin porcelain, was founded in 1763 by King Frederick II of Prussia (known as Frederick the Great). Its actual origins, however, lie in three private ...

  4. Floor medallion - Wikipedia

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    A floor medallion is generally a centerpiece of flooring design that can be made with various flooring materials, including natural stone, wood, metal, tile, glass or a variety of other materials suitable for flooring. The pattern can be created using various methods such as mosaic, intarsia, and marquetry. [1][2] With a mosaic, small pieces of ...

  5. Famille rose - Wikipedia

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    Famille rose. Famille rose (French for " pink family ") is a type of Chinese porcelain introduced in the 18th century and defined by pink overglaze enamel. It is a Western classification for Qing dynasty porcelain known in Chinese by various terms: fencai, ruancai, yangcai, and falangcai. [1] The colour palette is thought to have been brought ...

  6. Space Shuttle thermal protection system - Wikipedia

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    The HRSI tile was composed of high purity silica fibers. Ninety percent of the volume of the tile was empty space, giving it a very low density (9 lb/cu ft or 140 kg/m 3) making it light enough for spaceflight. [1] The uncoated tiles were bright white in appearance and looked more like a solid ceramic than the foam-like material that they were.

  7. Porcelain tile - Wikipedia

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    Porcelain tile. Porcelain tiles or ceramic tiles are either tiles made of porcelain, or relatively tough ceramic tiles made with a variety of materials and methods, that are suitable for use as floor tiles, or for walls. They have a low water absorption rate, generally less than 0.5 percent. The clay used to build porcelain tiles is generally ...

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