"Minton Porcelain Tea Cup 1st Manufacture 1810-1815 "
Minton porcelain tea cup 1st manufacture 1810-1815. In search of a porcelain with the same qualities as those of hard porcelain, the English porcelain makers of Stoke-on-Trent created "bone china", bone china. bones (around 50% sheep bones) The hand-painted decoration is most often a copy of those of the Compagnie des Indes.