My Fine China!
Some of the finest china is too priceless to eat off of, and therefore becomes decorative wall hanging plates. The china must look gorgeous too for all the work that gets put into making it. China is made from the paste of a substance called kaolin. Once the dinette-ware is formed and hardened, it is decorated with the intricate painted designs we love to display.
Fine china originated in China in the fifteenth century when the fine porcelain tableware began arriving in Europe. It was not until the eighteenth century that kaolin became available in Europe and craftsmen could begin creating china for themselves, instead of the less durable soft porcelain plates they were able to make before. And before the kaolin became available, Europe had not had a long history of making tableware. While they were known for pottery making, stoneware was not created in Europe until the seventeenth century and was made from pastes made out of clay and coal. Four hundred years later, fine china is still sought after as an elegant way to serve dinner, or as a beautiful wall decoration.