I love china and porcelain dinnerware and I get a lot of questions from people asking me for help identifying their dinnerware that they have either just purchased because they loved the pattern or they inherited. I have a few steps I always start with that I use to help...
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Do they really use bones in Bone China?
Have you ever heard someone say that an item is Bone China and wondered what does that mean? Why bone? Bone china and fine china share similar characteristics including strength. There is no definitive proof that bone china is any stronger or chip resistant than fine china although there are...
Seven Easy Ways to Clean your Fragile Collections
Cleaning breakable items doesn’t have to be a chore if you take a few precautions ahead of time. Dusting can be disastrous to breakables. Instead of removing all the collectibles from the shelves every week, use a can of compressed air (from the office supply) to gently blow the dirt...