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Bone china dinnerware pattern recommendation
Although there are plenty of images to choose from for bone china dinnerware, the pattern don’t change much, the pictures below are the new popular pattern for the past few years.
For more pattern information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Bone china bowls size and capacity
When choosing different size of bowls, especially on our site , clients always wonder the size of them, what are the difference? Hope the below size information will be helpful.
| Name | Diameter (cm) | Height (cm) | Capacity (ml) |
| 4 inch bowl | 10 | 4 | 260 |
| 4.5 inch bowl | 11.4 | 5 | 300 |
| 5 inch bowl | 12.7 | 6 | 400 |
| 5.5 inch bowl | 14 | 6.5 | 520 |
| 6 inch bowl | 15 | 7 | 650 |
| 7 inch bowl | 17.7 | 8 | 800 |
| 8 inch bowl | 20.3 | 8.2 | 1000 |
Please note the above information is just for your reference, and it suits the type of bowl– AO BOWL.
9 things you need to know about caring bone china products
—-How to protect bone china products
As we all know bone china products are expensive and exquisite, how to maintain bone china dinnerware, here are a few tips for you to follow:
- Hand wash, if you need to use dish-wash machine, make sure you choose machine with the function“porcelain or crystal”.
- Wash in clean water, with the temperature less than 80 Centigrade.
- If the bone china product is gold grimed, don’t use in oven to prevent corrosion.
- Wash PH should be 11-11.5.
- Don’t put hot mugs directly into cold water, in case the sharply change of temperature damage the products.
- If the product is scratched, polish it with tooth paste.
- Use lemonade or vinegar to clean tea stain.
- Don’t use it in the condition of dramatically temperature changing to avoid explode.
- Don’t put it on fire directly.
Bone china dinner set/ tea set configuration recommendation
—–popular bone china dinnerware/ tea set combination
85 PIECES DINNERWARE SET – TY type
|
NAME |
NUMBER |
UNIT |
|
10.5＂plate |
12 |
pcs |
|
8＂plate |
12 |
pcs |
|
9＂soup plate |
12 |
pcs |
|
5.5＂bowl |
12 |
pcs |
|
Tea cup& saucer |
6 |
set |
|
Coffee cup & saucer |
6 |
set |
|
Soup tureen |
1 |
set |
|
9＂bowl |
1 |
pcs |
|
Salt & pepper |
2 |
set |
|
11＂oval plate |
2 |
pcs |
|
13＂oval plate |
1 |
pcs |
|
9＂oval plate |
2 |
pcs |
|
Sauce boat with saucer |
1 |
set |
84/83 PIECES DINNERWARE SET – TY type
|
NAME |
NUMBER |
UNIT |
|
10.5＂plate |
12 |
pcs |
|
8＂plate |
12 |
pcs |
|
9＂soup plate |
12 |
pcs |
|
5.5＂bowl |
12 |
pcs |
|
Tea cup& saucer |
6 |
set |
|
Coffee cup & saucer |
6 |
set |
|
Soup tureen |
1 |
set |
|
9＂bowl |
1 |
pcs |
|
Salt & pepper |
2 |
set |
|
13＂oval plate |
1 |
pcs |
|
9＂oval plate |
2 |
pcs |
|
Sauce boat with saucer |
1 |
set |
60 PIECES DINNERWARE SET – JD type
|
NAME |
NUMBER |
UNIT |
|
10.5＂plate |
12 |
pcs |
|
8＂plate |
12 |
pcs |
|
8.5＂soup plate |
12 |
pcs |
|
6＂bowl |
12 |
pcs |
|
Soup tureen |
1 |
set |
|
Salt & pepper |
2 |
sets |
|
12＂oval plate |
2 |
pcs |
|
10＂oval plate |
2 |
pcs |
|
Toothpick holder |
2 |
pcs |
9 PIECES DINNERWARE SET – JD type
|
NAME |
NUMBER |
UNIT |
|
10.5＂plate |
1 |
pcs |
|
8＂plate |
1 |
pcs |
|
8.5＂soup plate |
1 |
pcs |
|
6＂bowl |
1 |
pcs |
|
Soup tureen |
1 |
set |
|
Salt & pepper |
1 |
set |
|
12＂oval plate |
1 |
pcs |
|
10＂oval plate |
1 |
pcs |
74 PIECES DINNERWARE SET – ROUND shape
|
NAME |
NUMBER |
UNIT |
|
TE 12＂Plate |
12 |
pcs |
|
TE 10.5＂Plate |
12 |
pcs |
|
TE 8.5＂Plate |
12 |
pcs |
|
TE 9＂soup Plate |
12 |
pcs |
|
TE 5.5＂bowl |
12 |
pcs |
|
Soup tureen |
1 |
set |
|
9＂bowl |
1 |
pcs |
|
Salt & pepper |
2 |
set |
|
Sauce boat with saucer |
1 |
set |
|
12＂oval plate |
1 |
pcs |
|
10＂oval plate |
4 |
pcs |
85 PIECES DINNERWARE SET – JD shape
|
NAME |
NUMBER |
UNIT |
|
10.5＂plate |
12 |
pcs |
|
8＂plate |
12 |
pcs |
|
8.5＂soup plate |
12 |
pcs |
|
5.5＂bowl |
12 |
pcs |
|
Tea cup& saucer |
12 |
set |
|
Soup tureen |
2 |
set |
|
9＂bowl |
2 |
pcs |
|
12＂oval plate |
2 |
pcs |
|
Tea pot |
1 |
set |
|
Sugar bowl |
1 |
set |
|
creamer |
1 |
pcs |
61 PIECES DINNERWARE SET – JD shape
|
NAME |
NUMBER |
UNIT |
|
10.5＂plate |
8 |
pcs |
|
8＂plate |
8 |
pcs |
|
8.5＂soup plate |
8 |
pcs |
|
5.5＂bowl |
8 |
pcs |
|
Tea cup& saucer |
8 |
set |
|
Soup tureen |
2 |
set |
|
9＂bowl |
2 |
pcs |
|
12＂oval plate |
2 |
pcs |
|
Tea pot |
1 |
set |
|
Sugar bowl |
1 |
set |
|
creamer |
1 |
pcs |
24 PIECES TEA SET – JD shape
|
10.5＂plate |
1 |
pcs |
|
8＂plate |
6 |
pcs |
|
Tea cup& saucer |
6 |
set |
|
Tea pot |
1 |
set |
|
Sugar bowl |
1 |
set |
|
creamer |
1 |
pcs |
125 PIECES DINNERWARE SET – JD shape
|
NAME |
NUMBER |
UNIT |
|
10.5＂plate |
12 |
pcs |
|
8＂plate |
12 |
pcs |
|
8.5＂soup plate |
12 |
pcs |
|
5.5＂bowl |
12 |
pcs |
|
Tea cup& saucer |
12 |
set |
|
Coffee cup & saucer |
12 |
set |
|
Soup tureen |
1 |
set |
|
9＂bowl |
1 |
pcs |
|
10＂oval plate |
1 |
pcs |
|
12＂oval plate |
1 |
pcs |
|
14＂oval plate |
1 |
pcs |
|
Tea pot |
1 |
set |
|
Sugar bowl |
1 |
set |
|
creamer |
1 |
pcs |
|
Salt & pepper |
2 |
set |
|
Sauce boat |
1 |
pcs |
|
Big spoon |
1 |
pcs |
|
Small spoon |
12 |
pcs |
( PS: without small spoon for 113 pieces)
124 PIECES DINNERWARE SET
|
NAME |
NUMBER |
UNIT |
|
10.5＂plate |
12 |
pcs |
|
9 soup plate |
12 |
pcs |
|
8＂plate |
12 |
pcs |
|
5.5＂bowl |
12 |
pcs |
|
Tea cup & saucer |
12 |
set |
|
Coffee cup & saucer |
12 |
set |
|
Tea pot |
1 |
set |
|
Sugar bowl |
1 |
set |
|
creamer |
1 |
pcs |
|
Soup tureen |
1 |
set |
|
9＂bowl |
1 |
pcs |
|
13＂oval dish |
2 |
pcs |
|
10＂oval dish |
2 |
pcs |
|
Sauce boat |
1 |
pcs |
|
Salt & pepper shaker |
1 |
set |
|
tray for shakers, size 14 |
1 |
pcs |
|
Egg cup set of 4 pcs |
3 |
set |
what is bone china?
A piece of mud to a piece of art
What is bone china? How did it make? In the 103 procedure of careful planning, meticulous processing and producing, by merging traditional craft and modern art, pursuing health and high quality, a piece of mud became a piece of art, presenting you with daily healthy product–high quality fine bone china.
- Raw Material ( high quality bone ash from yak bone ash)
Fine bone china use Kaolin, lime, feldspar, clay and bone ash as main raw material, the higher percentage of the bone ash, the harder the technology.
2. Slip making
After grinding, rubbing and special clay process, the next step is to make high-quality bone china slip from raw materials.
- 3. Casting and Polishing
Use the slip to fill the moulds, excess slip is drained from the mould, then refining slip shape with machine.
- 4. First Firing
The first firing process take place in the Biscuit kiln, the products are fired over 15 hours at a temperature of 1250°C.
As in the firing process, the bone china products will shrink and out of shape, plates and bowls should put in special equipment to endure long time firing.
- 5. Polishing/ sponging
Polish the biscuit plates and bowls in a vibro mill,after 4 times of artificial and mechanical work,the workers conduct shape bend and size inspection.
- 6. Glazing
Glaze is applied by hand dipping and machine, to protect and decorate the biscuit.
- 7. Glost firing/ Second firing
Once the glazed is dry, plates or bowls are fired for a second time over 7 hours at 1080°C
After frozen,the Biscuit plates and bowls are inspected and any imperfections are ground off.
- 8. Decorating
Decal the decoration pattern to bone china biscuit or glazed surface.
- 9. Decorating fire/Enamel firing
A final firing at 825°C after decoration.
- 10. Select and Packing
After carefully selecting the qualified products for the end products, then workers careful pack to ensure safety in transporting.
Difference between bone china and new china
When choosing dinnerware products, there are too much kinds to choose from. as the label says bone china, fine china, new china? what’s the difference? Check the chart below and you will find the answers.
| Name | Bone china | New china |
| Other names | Fine china, fine bone china | New bone china, imitate bone china |
| Material | More than 40% bone ash | None |
| Price | Relatively expensive | Cheap |
| Craft | Multiple times firing | One firing |
|
Appearance |
||
| White | Soft | Heavy |
| Transparency | High | Low |
| Weight | Light | heavy |
To sum up, new china is not a type of fine bone china, so be careful when you choosing bone china products.
Why should you choose bone china products?
Bone china products are getting more and more popular recently years, it happens for the following reasons.
- Beautiful appearance
Bone china products’ texture: fine and smooth, transparent
The shape:beautiful and elegant
The surface:bright and various
- High grade
Originated from England, bone china had long been dedicated to Royal and noble families.
The only species recognized as the world’s high-grade porcelain
A symbol of power and status, holding both use value and art value, known as the king of porcelain.
- Difficult craft
Double firing, complex process, only produced in the United Kingdom, United States, China, Korea, Japan, Germany, Russia and Thailand.
- Processing difficulty
In the firing process, its regularity, whiteness, transparency, thermal stability and other various factors like physical and chemical indicators are of very high demanding, thus rejection rate is very high and the end products are precious.
What’s the difference between bone china and porcelain? Here are 4 easy ways to find out:
(1) Estimate weight: When comparing the weight between porcelain and bone china, on the basis of the same shape, porcelain weight generally is slightly heavier, while bone china is lighter.
(2) View shape: Distinguish from the shape, due to the difference of technology and raw materials, bone china, comparing to porcelain, it’s the texture is thinner, and is more rounded and smooth, translucent better.
(3) Color: high-grade bone china is of delicate porcelain dense, smooth surface, bright glaze, giving the appearance of milky color, the higher the content of bone ash, the closer to milk-white, in contrast, if the content of bone ash is low, it’s yellow color is more obvious.
(4) Listening: Judging from the tone of clicking, porcelain is more of the sound of heavy thick, when two bowls collide, giving the sound of “ding”, basically no echo, however, if u put two high-grade bone china bowls on the flat of both hands and make it collide, it will give the sound of “clang” and echo, just like ringing a bell.
Don’t worry, as bone china is fired at high temperatures, it’s very firm, this kind of collide will not cause damage. So you can use a little bit of force when conducting the experience.
Want it to be more clear, check the video.