Collecting porcelain can provide many hours of interesting research for one who is knowledgeable in the field. Porcelain in its truest form probably began with the artistic achievements of the Chinese with a hard paste. In this art form, the glaze is fired onto the object at such a hot heat that it fuses with the base material. Later imitations of the Chinese objects were made from a soft paste
. that produced a creamier and softer tone that some collectors seem to prefer. Possibly more familiar to the average collector is bone china, also a type of porcelain. It gets its name from the process of adding the ashes of animal bones to the other base ingredients.All forms of porcelain originated in China probably more than 1300 years ago. When traders began bringing it to Europe by the 1100's, it gained great popularity. A site at Artistic Tile and Stone at http://www.artistictile.net/pages/Info/Info_Porcelain.html elaborates on these topics and more that one may care to investigate as a way to become knowledgeable on the subject. The site also references a German chemist who discovered how to make the hard-paste form of porcelain in the early 1700's after many efforts had been made to imitate the ancient Chinese method. Soon thereafter, porcelain factories began to appear in Germany, with Dresden being one city that flourished until World War II.Following in the German tradition of making porcelain, the Carl Tielsch Company produced a large product line of items for more than 60 years following the mid-1800's. The Porcelain Marks and More site at http://www.porcelainmarksandmore.com/silesia/altwasser_1/00.php offers a lengthy history regarding the Tielsch family business and others as well. The site offers advice about how to identify marks that were placed on porcelain pieces so that one may be sure of the authenticity of a Tielsch piece. It reminds the reader that the town of Alltwasser became part of Waldenburg in the early 1900's.The Collectibles and Treasured Memories site at http://www.collectiblesandtreasuredmemories.com/antiquectcarltielschgermanyfloralplate-p-204.html displays a lovely piece of antique CT Carl Tielsch china plate that one may purchase. The site provides a detailed description of the piece.More reference links: http://www.collectiblesandtreasuredmemories.com/antiquectcarltielschgermanyfloralplate-p-204.html http://www.porcelainmarksandmore.com/silesia/altwasser_1/00.php
