CHINA  , the See also:

• COMMON

common name for See also:

• WARE

ware made of See also:

• PORCELAIN

porcelain, given because it came from China, where the first vitrified, translucent, See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white ware was produced . The Portuguese or Italians gave it the name of " porcelain " (q.v.) . See also:

• ENGLISH

English usage was influenced by See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India and the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East, where the See also:

• PERSIAN
• PERSIAN, SYRIAN, EGYPTIAN AND TURKISH

Persian See also:

• CHIN

chin was widely prevalent as the name of the ware . This is seen also in some of the earlier forms and pronunciations, e.g. chiney, cheney, and later chancy (see See also:

• CERAMICS, or KERAMICS (Gr. KEpapos, earthenware)

CERAMICS; and for " china-See also:

• CLAY (from O. Eng. claeg, a word common in various forms to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Klei)
• CLAY, CASSIUS MARCELLUS (1810-1903)
• CLAY, CHARLES (1801–1893)
• CLAY, FREDERIC (1838–1889)
• CLAY, HENRY (1777–1852)

clay " See also:

• KAOLIN

KAOLIN) .